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

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Finding the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

General Social Sciences is the #157 most popular major in New York with 52 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 York ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New York 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.

Check out the social sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Syracuse University is a great place for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

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#3

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

Out of the 4 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, LIU Post landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 19
Maryland 66
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 4 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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