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2023 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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 Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best school in the Great Lakes Region for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#2

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Elmhurst University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Case Western Reserve University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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Indiana University - Bloomington 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. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate social sciences programs. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valparaiso.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best social sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,111
Indiana 290
Ohio 575
Wisconsin 518
Michigan 441

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 20 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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