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2023 Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general social sciences was ranked #153 in the country. In fact 745 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 Great Lakes Region

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

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Social Sciences

Our analysis found Case Western Reserve University to be the best school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 6
Illinois 185
Ohio 24
Indiana 1

General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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