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2023 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for social sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Colorado School of Mines to be the best school for social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver 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. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate social sciences programs. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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The University of Montana ranked #9 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

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#10

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

With a ranking of #10, Idaho State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 228
Colorado 423
Montana 32
Idaho 57
Wyoming 16

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 10 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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