2023 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 22,292 social sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast 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 Duke University to be the best school for social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Southeast Region . NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Out of the 35 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, William & Mary landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Virginia Tech ranked #6 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
George Mason University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate social sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Florida landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate social sciences programs. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.
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Appalachian State 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 #10 on the list. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.
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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 65 |
| Florida | 594 |
| North Carolina | 572 |
| Virginia | 627 |
| Tennessee | 187 |
| Georgia | 456 |
| South Carolina | 80 |
| Louisiana | 163 |
| West Virginia | 86 |
| Kentucky | 150 |
| Arkansas | 47 |
| Alabama | 263 |
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Social Sciences Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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