2023 Best Value Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Central New Mexico Community College the best value school in the United States for social sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CNM are $7,540 a year.
Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wright State University - Main Campus are $19,252 a year.
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Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, American River College landed the # 3 spot on the list. American River is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American River are $10,168 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Missouri Southern State University is a great value for social sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the small city of Joplin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri Southern are $15,896 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Michigan University is a great value for social sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Marquette.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northern Michigan University are $18,828 a year.
University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
UMSL undergraduate students pay an average of $30,570 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UMSL is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC are $27,111 per year.
With a ranking of #8, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the town of Oxford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Miami University - Oxford are $36,288 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Miami University - Oxford also did well on our Best Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The University of Montana ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UM are $28,476 a year.
Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Boston U undergraduate students pay an average of $59,816 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Boston U is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.
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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 Majors Related to Social Sciences
| 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.
- 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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