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Most Popular Sociology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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2023 Most Popular Sociology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Sociology Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, sociology was ranked #27 in the country. In fact 38,475 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Sociology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 1 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 Sociology program at each school on the list.

The school below is the most popular for sociology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the most popular school for sociology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Sociology at South Dakota State University

Best Sociology Colleges by State

Explore the best sociology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 296
Minnesota 264
Kansas 195
Iowa 237
Nebraska 116
North Dakota 48
South Dakota 86

One of 12 majors within the area of study, sociology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 values are for the top school 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.

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