2023 Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 205,984 social sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
The Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Missouri State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwest are $7,064 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Minnesota State Mankato also is in the top 10% of our Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Webster University is a great value for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Webster graduate students pay an average of $13,500 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.
Creighton graduate students pay an average of $19,096 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Dakota is a great value for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
UND graduate students pay an average of $18,968 in tuition and fees each year.
Lindenwood University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate social sciences programs. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Cloud State University are $13,412 per year.
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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate social sciences programs. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.
Wichita State University 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WSU are $15,323 a year.
With a ranking of #10, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.
UNL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Best Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,073 |
| Minnesota | 2,741 |
| Iowa | 1,455 |
| South Dakota | 262 |
| Missouri | 2,156 |
| Nebraska | 833 |
| North Dakota | 194 |
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Majors Related to Social Sciences
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 21 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).
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