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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$13,519 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

With 28 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general social sciences is the #95 most popular major in New Jersey.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. 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

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our analysis found Montclair State University to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 per year.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Montclair State University

Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 52
Pennsylvania 19
Maryland 66

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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