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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

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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 2nd in District of Columbia. In fact, 4,643 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in District of Columbia 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 George Washington University to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in District of Columbia. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 39% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 61% are male.

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#2

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in social sciences at The American University, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Social Sciences at American University Report

#3

Institute of World Politics

Washington, DC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Institute of World Politics helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in District of Columbia. Institute of World Politics is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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

Full Social Sciences at Institute of World Politics Report

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 3,601
Pennsylvania 8,021
New York 17,106
Maryland 5,314
Delaware 865

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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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