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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$16,307 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,829 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, social sciences was ranked 9th in Missouri. In fact, 2,156 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Missouri 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

Check out the social sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Social Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Missouri State University the best value school in Missouri for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Maryville, Northwest is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Northwest graduate students pay an average of $7,064 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $6,858 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Social Sciences at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mizzou are $11,255 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mizzou is ranked #2 for overall quality for social sciences in Missouri.

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#4

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Webster University is a great value for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Webster are $13,500 a year.

Full Social Sciences at Webster University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCM are $9,156 a year.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

UMKC graduate students pay an average of $11,745 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

With a ranking of #7, Lindenwood University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 per year.

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Washington University in St Louis ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WUSTL are $58,288 a year.

WUSTL also made our Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #5.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,073
Minnesota 2,741
Iowa 1,455
South Dakota 262
Nebraska 833
North Dakota 194

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 8 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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