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2023 Most Popular Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Other Social Sciences is the #184 most popular major in the country with 2,414 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Other Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Commonwealth University the most popular school in the United States for other social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 93% of the other social sciences majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore County helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular other social sciences schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 73% of the other social sciences majors at the school.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular other social sciences schools in the United States. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in other social sciences at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#4

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at SUNY Empire State College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular other social sciences schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in other social sciences at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#5

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

Out of the 14 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the other social sciences majors at the school.

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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#8

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

With a ranking of #8, Madonna University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for other social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Livonia.

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Georgia State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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#9

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

LIU Post did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for other social sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville.

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

Other Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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