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2023 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

With 22,292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the best school for social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Claremont Graduate University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Jose State University is a great place for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Nevada - Reno helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

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#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey 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 #6 on the list. Middlebury Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Monterey.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a very large student population.

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Eastern Washington 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. EWU is a large public school located in the town of Cheney.

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California State University - Long Beach ranked #9 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best social sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,501
Washington 147
Oregon 280
Nevada 63
Hawaii 63
Alaska 7

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

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 12 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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