2023 Best Value Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Social Sciences Undergraduate 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Missouri 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. 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.
Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Social Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - St Louis the best value school in Missouri for social sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UMSL undergraduate students pay an average of $12,015 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UMSL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri Southern State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the small city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public college with a small student population.
Missouri Southern undergraduate students pay an average of $7,762 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,073 |
| Minnesota | 2,741 |
| Iowa | 1,455 |
| South Dakota | 262 |
| Nebraska | 833 |
| North Dakota | 194 |
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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 2 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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