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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Social Sciences Undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Missouri - St Louis to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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

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#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Missouri Southern State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the city of Joplin.

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

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#5

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rockhurst University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best social sciences colleges 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 5 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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