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

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With 205,984 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #6 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Of the 58 students majoring in social sciences at Texas A&M College Station, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great place for social sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

About 29% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 71% are male.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

Of the 2 students majoring in social sciences at University of Oklahoma, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

Of the 2 students majoring in social sciences at UOPX - Arizona, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Explore the most popular online social sciences schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,347
Texas 8,901
New Mexico 831
Oklahoma 1,373

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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 5 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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