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Most Popular General Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best General Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate School for You

General Social Sciences is the #55 most popular major in the country with 18,997 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region 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 Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri Southern State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for general social sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rockhurst University is a great place for general social sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 47
Minnesota 60
Kansas 85
Iowa 36
Nebraska 243
North Dakota 24
South Dakota 24

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 2 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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