2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Social Sciences

#1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

10 Graduate Certificates

Top 25% in Quality in the Southeast Region

$19,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Alabama at Birmingham to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAB are $19,188 per year.

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#2

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

3 Graduate Certificates

#23 in Quality in the Southeast Region

$18,980 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of West Georgia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general social sciences schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of West Georgia are $18,980 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of West Georgia also is in the top 15% of our Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Full General Social Sciences at University of West Georgia Report

#3

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

11 Graduate Certificates

#15 in Quality in the Southeast Region

$45,684 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Emory are $45,684 a year.

Emory also claimed a spot on our Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Emory University

Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools 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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