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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our analysis found University of Arizona to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Of the 6 students majoring in social sciences at University of Arizona, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Arizona Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general social sciences schools in the Southwest Region . UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

Women make up 50% of the social sciences majors at the school.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Phoenix - Arizona Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Arizona State University - Tempe

Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 7
Arizona 12

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 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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