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2023 Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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.

The Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Social Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the best school in the Plains States Region for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 10
Iowa 6
Nebraska 115
North Dakota 0

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 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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