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2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools

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$44,236 Avg Salary
$23,935 Avg Student Debt

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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which online undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online social sciences undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found University of Alaska Fairbanks to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue an online undergraduate certificate in the United States. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

Of the 23 students majoring in social sciences at UAF, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Columbus State Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the United States. Located in the city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#3

Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Diablo Valley College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the United States. Diablo Valley is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pleasant Hill.

Of the 6 students majoring in social sciences at Diablo Valley, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#4

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Panola College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg Area Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

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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

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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