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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$63,936 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 185 degrees and certificates were awarded to general social sciences students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #54 most popular major in the state.

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

The Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

UChicago graduate students pay an average of $63,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UChicago is ranked #2 for overall quality for social sciences in Illinois.

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Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 6
Ohio 24
Indiana 1

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 values are for the top school only.

  • 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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