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2023 Best Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools

12 Colleges
$44,236 Avg Salary
$23,935 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 205,984 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #6 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the best school in the United States for social sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Miami University - Oxford helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the United States. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

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Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Wright State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate social sciences programs. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Montana did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Northern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.

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With a ranking of #10, Missouri Southern State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the city of Joplin.

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Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
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Southwest
Great Lakes

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 12 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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