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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

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Finding the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

General Social Sciences is the #74 most popular major in Maryland with 66 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maryland 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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 Maryland. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

About 46% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 54% are male.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Maryland - College Park Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a great place for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UMBC is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

Of the 7 students majoring in social sciences at UMBC, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 3 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Johns Hopkins University

Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 52
Pennsylvania 19
New Jersey 28

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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 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).

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