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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 50 schools in the Southeast 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.

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

About 44% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 56% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great place for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in social sciences at VCU, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in the Southeast Region . Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

Of the 19 students majoring in social sciences at Duke, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Kentucky is a great place for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 78% are male.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in social sciences at Virginia Tech, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate social sciences programs. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

About 46% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 54% are male.

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Georgia State 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. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro 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. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Of the 12 students majoring in social sciences at UNC Greensboro, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

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

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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best social sciences schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 5,208
West Virginia 788
South Carolina 1,876
Florida 8,162
Virginia 7,636
Arkansas 897
Mississippi 722
Louisiana 1,534
Alabama 1,640
Kentucky 1,344
Georgia 3,932
Tennessee 2,210

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 27 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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