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Most Popular Sociology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Sociology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Sociology Graduate Certificate School for You

Sociology is the #27 most popular major in the country with 38,475 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 Sociology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 Sociology program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for sociology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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#2

American University

Washington, DC

Out of the 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 2 spot on the list. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#2

Queens College

Queens, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Queens College is a great place for sociology students working on their graduate certificate. QC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Queens.

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Best Sociology Colleges by State

Explore the best sociology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 867
New York 2,937
Maryland 449
New Jersey 543
District of Columbia 138
Delaware 66

Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Sociology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Kontos.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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