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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in social sciences at UChicago, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Case Western Reserve University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general social sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kent State University at Kent is a great place for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 6
Illinois 185
Ohio 24
Indiana 1

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 averages are for the top 5 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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