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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

Of the 106 students majoring in social sciences at Oregon State, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Naval Postgraduate School helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 86% are male.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 42% of the social sciences majors at the school.

Full Social Sciences at Portland State University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the social sciences majors at the school.

Full Social Sciences at University of Southern California Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

Women make up 50% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUDH is a large public school located in the city of Carson.

About 75% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 25% are male.

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California State University - Long Beach ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

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

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California State University - Los Angeles landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate social sciences programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Eastern Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a large student population.

Full Social Sciences at Eastern Washington University Report

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate social sciences programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey, Middlebury Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best social sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 51,430
Washington 3,812
Oregon 2,748
Hawaii 586
Nevada 925
Alaska 90

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 25 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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