2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Southwest 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.
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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in the Southwest Region for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.
Of the 58 students majoring in social sciences at Texas A&M College Station, 53% are male and 47% are female.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
About 56% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 44% are male.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great place for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.
About 29% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 71% are male.
Out of the 19 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.
About 41% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 59% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
Women make up 63% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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University of North Texas 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. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
Women make up 43% of the social sciences majors at the school.
With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 6 students majoring in social sciences at ASU - Tempe, 17% are male and 83% are female.
With a ranking of #7, Sam Houston State University 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 Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 33% are male.
With a ranking of #7, Northern Arizona University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.
About 50% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.
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With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.
Women make up 25% 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 Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 3,347 |
| Texas | 8,901 |
| New Mexico | 831 |
| Oklahoma | 1,373 |
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 |
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 19 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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