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2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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In 2020-2021, 205,984 social sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found California University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

Women make up 65% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great place for social sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in social sciences at UMCP, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#3

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for social sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 87 students majoring in social sciences at Johns Hopkins, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#6

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for social sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 40% are male.

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.

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#7

American University

Washington, DC

American University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 33% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Explore the most popular online social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 3,601
Pennsylvania 8,021
New York 17,106
Maryland 5,314
Delaware 865
District of Columbia 4,643

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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

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 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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