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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in social sciences at UMCP, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Montclair State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general social sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

Women make up 58% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 57% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general social sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general social sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #6, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

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#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general social sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

With a ranking of #7, LIU Post did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. LIU Post is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville.

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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate general social sciences programs. Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kutztown.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate general social sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 52
Pennsylvania 19
Maryland 66
New Jersey 28

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 10 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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