2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You
With 205,984 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #6 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the New England 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.
2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 42% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 58% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Boston is a great place for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 12% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.
About 50% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 41% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
Women make up 81% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 56% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, Antioch University - New England did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Keene, Antioch University - New England is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 71% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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University of Southern Maine 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. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Portland.
Women make up 50% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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University of Maine 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 #9 on the list. UMaine is a large public school located in the suburb of Orono.
Of the 3 students majoring in social sciences at UMaine, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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University of New Haven ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 3 students majoring in social sciences at University of New Haven, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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Explore the best social sciences schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 1,458 |
| Maine | 933 |
| Rhode Island | 1,124 |
| Massachusetts | 8,752 |
| Connecticut | 2,891 |
| Vermont | 769 |
Majors Related to Social Sciences
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 18 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).
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