2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You
General Social Sciences is the #153 most popular major in the country with 745 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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 the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region 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.
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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the social sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Social Sciences
Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 a year.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at University of Arizona
Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best general social sciences schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 7 |
| Arizona | 12 |
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Majors Related to Social Sciences
One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences
| 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).
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