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Finding the Best General Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 18,997 people earned a degree or certificate in general social sciences, making the major the #55 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the social sciences undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found University of Alaska Fairbanks to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 9% are male.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at University of Alaska Fairbanks

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Missouri Southern State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general social sciences schools in the United States. Located in the city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public college with a small student population.

Full General Social Sciences at Missouri Southern State University Report

#3

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rockhurst University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

Full General Social Sciences at Rockhurst University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clovis Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Fresno, Clovis Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Clovis Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

General Social Sciences by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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