2023 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 22,292 social sciences students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 147 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the social sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 15% Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best school in the United States for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out of the 147 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
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Out of the 147 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate social sciences programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #7 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
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Tufts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
With a ranking of #9, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Kentucky did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.
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With a ranking of #11, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.
Saint Joseph’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Institute of World Politics did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Institute of World Politics is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
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Washington University in St Louis landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate social sciences programs. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
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George Washington University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate social sciences programs. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Creighton University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate social sciences programs. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #18, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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Emory University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
University of North Dakota ranked #20 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.
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William & Mary came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Williamsburg.
University of Southern California came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Elmhurst University | Elmhurst, IL |
| 24 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA |
| 25 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| 26 | Webster University | Saint Louis, MO |
| 27 | Northwest Missouri State University | Maryville, MO |
| 28 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH |
| 29 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
Social Sciences by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Social Sciences
Social Sciences Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Economics | 6,173 |
| International Relations & National Security | 5,010 |
| Political Science & Government | 2,664 |
| Geography & Cartography | 2,315 |
| Sociology | 1,907 |
| Anthropology | 1,446 |
| Criminology | 936 |
| General Social Sciences | 745 |
| Other Social Sciences | 532 |
| Urban Studies | 432 |
| Archeology | 66 |
| Demography & Population Studies | 66 |
Majors Similar to Social Sciences
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 199,724 |
| Psychology | 42,013 |
| Communication & Journalism | 12,242 |
| Library Science | 5,929 |
| History | 4,391 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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