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2023 Best Value Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$31,652 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 532 people earned a degree or certificate in other social sciences, making the major the #167 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for other social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Other Social Sciences

#1

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Empire State College the best value school in the United States for other social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SUNY Empire are $23,660 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a great value for other social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMBC are $23,580 per year.

UMBC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Mizzou is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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Out of the 6 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at VCU are $29,546 a year.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great value for other social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan State also is in the top 15% of our Best Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 a year.

Columbia also claimed a spot on our Best Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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

Majors Similar to Other 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 6 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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