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2023 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

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$51,829 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, social sciences students earned 933 degrees and certificates from a Maine school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maine to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

The following schools top our list of the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Maine Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Social Sciences

#1

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maine the best school in Maine for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UMaine is a large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

Full Social Sciences at University of Maine Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

Full Social Sciences at University of Southern Maine Report

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Social Sciences Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,458
Rhode Island 1,124
Massachusetts 8,752
Connecticut 2,891
Vermont 769

Social Sciences Majors to Study

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
Anthropology 11,415
Criminology 11,039
Geography & Cartography 8,526
Other Social Sciences 2,414
Urban Studies 1,507
Sociology & Anthropology 541
Archeology 339
Demography & Population Studies 88

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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