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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in California

16 Colleges
$51,829 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Social Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 51,430 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in California 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.

Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

Women make up 14% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in social sciences at San Jose State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 12 students majoring in social sciences at USC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at California State University - Dominguez Hills helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in California. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 75% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 60% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Middlebury Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey.

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

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#8

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Claremont Graduate University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

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#10

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

With a ranking of #10, University of Redlands did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 16 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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