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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$18,938 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 4 degrees and certificates were awarded to general social sciences students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #209 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Massachusetts ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the social sciences graduate certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts - Boston to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Massachusetts. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Boston are $18,938 a year.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Massachusetts - Boston Report

Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 7
Rhode Island 2
Maine 0
Vermont 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 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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