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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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Finding the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

With 28 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general social sciences is the #95 most popular major in New Jersey.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New Jersey 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.

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our analysis found Montclair State University to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Montclair State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Wayne.

Full General Social Sciences at William Paterson University of New Jersey Report

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
Maryland 66

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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