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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general social sciences was ranked #153 in the country. In fact 745 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in the Plains States Region for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in social sciences at Iowa, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 67% of the social sciences majors at the school.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Washington University in St Louis

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at University of Missouri - Columbia

#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Saint Louis University

Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 10
Iowa 6
Nebraska 115
North Dakota 0

General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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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