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Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

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Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, social sciences was ranked 5th in Oregon. In fact, 2,748 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Oregon to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the social sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Oregon.

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our analysis found Oregon State University to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Oregon. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Portland State University is a great place for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Southern Oregon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in Oregon. Southern Oregon University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Ashland.

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Out of the 4 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public 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 Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 51,430
Washington 3,812
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 4 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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