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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$26,086 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 27 degrees and certificates were awarded to general social sciences students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #119 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Georgia to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

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

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

#1

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Our analysis found University of West Georgia to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Georgia. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the town of Carrollton.

University of West Georgia graduate students pay an average of $6,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Emory graduate students pay an average of $45,684 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, Emory is ranked #3 for overall quality for social sciences in Georgia.

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Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 3
Florida 43
North Carolina 0
Louisiana 42
Alabama 24
South Carolina 4

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 averages are for the top 2 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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