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2023 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, social sciences students earned 1,789 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

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.

The Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

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

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Social Sciences

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Massachusetts. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Salem State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in Massachusetts. Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Social Sciences Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Rhode Island 105
Connecticut 279
New Hampshire 138
Maine 37
Vermont 85

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 5 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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