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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Nebraska at Omaha to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

Women make up 45% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

About 60% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 40% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

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

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

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Out of the 26 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 26 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

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

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#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Of the 7 students majoring in social sciences at K -State, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas 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. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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University of Missouri - Columbia 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. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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

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#8

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

Women make up 17% 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,073
Minnesota 2,741
Iowa 1,455
South Dakota 262
Missouri 2,156
Nebraska 833
North Dakota 194

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 26 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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