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2023 Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for social sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Social Sciences

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the best school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a large student population.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Report

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of I is a large public school located in the town of Moscow.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 21
Utah 11
Idaho 2

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 3 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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