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2023 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest 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 Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best school for social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Southwest Region . UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate social sciences programs. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate social sciences programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Northern Arizona University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate social sciences programs. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 465
Texas 1,263
Oklahoma 93
New Mexico 106

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 14 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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