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Finding the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

General Social Sciences is the #153 most popular major in the country with 745 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the best school in the United States for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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Out of the 24 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 3 spot on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#4

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Out of the 24 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 24 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 5 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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Case Western Reserve University ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate general social sciences programs. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate general social sciences programs. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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#10

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general social sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

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General Social Sciences by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Manfred Werner (Tsui).

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