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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$23,695 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,829 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Social Sciences is the #11 most popular major in Ohio with 575 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

Check out the social sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Social Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Miami University - Oxford the best value school in Ohio for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Miami University - Oxford are $13,878 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wright State University - Main Campus are $14,298 a year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kent State are $11,766 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in Ohio. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $14,902 per year.

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#5

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Toledo is a great value for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the city of Toledo.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Toledo are $16,600 per year.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate social sciences programs. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Case Western are $49,398 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Case Western is ranked #2 for overall quality for social sciences in Ohio.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,111
Indiana 290
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 6 schools only.

  • 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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