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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$12,584 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,236 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Social Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in Ohio. With 4,915 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Value Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Ohio to see which undergraduate 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

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

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Social Sciences

Our analysis found Wright State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Ohio. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus are $9,834 per year.

Full Social Sciences at Wright State University - Main Campus Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in Ohio. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

UC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,777 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list.

Read full report on Social Sciences at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a large student population.

Miami University - Oxford undergraduate students pay an average of $16,142 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Miami University - Oxford is ranked #1 for overall quality for social sciences in Ohio.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Miami University - Oxford

Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,941
Michigan 4,213
Illinois 5,866
Wisconsin 3,504

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

Majors Similar 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 3 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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