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2023 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, social sciences students earned 5,208 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in North Carolina to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for social sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Social Sciences

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in North Carolina for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina at Wilmington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in North Carolina. UNCW is a large public school located in the city of Wilmington.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 788
South Carolina 1,876
Florida 8,162
Virginia 7,636
Arkansas 897
Mississippi 722
Louisiana 1,534
Alabama 1,640
Kentucky 1,344
Georgia 3,932
Tennessee 2,210

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 6 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).
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