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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

General Social Sciences is the #153 most popular major in the country with 745 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado at Colorado Springs the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 62% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

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

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general social sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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#4

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado Mesa University is a great place for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public school with a moderately-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 Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 21
Utah 11
Idaho 2

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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