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2023 Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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. 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, Grad Degree Search has created the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Social Sciences

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arizona the best school in the Southwest Region for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Arizona Report

Out of the 2 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full General Social Sciences at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 7
Arizona 12

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 2 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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