2023 Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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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The Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 35 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of Central Arkansas to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . UCA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCA are $11,835 per year.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Florence.
UNA graduate students pay an average of $13,860 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $14,544 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NC State are $29,690 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NC State also is in the top 5% of our Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAB are $19,188 per year.
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University of West Georgia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of West Georgia are $18,980 per year.
University of West Georgia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Appalachian State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Appalachian State are $23,017 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Appalachian State also did well on our Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
With a ranking of #8, University of Kentucky did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.
UK graduate students pay an average of $33,548 in tuition and fees each year.
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Western Kentucky University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate social sciences programs. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WKU are $18,340 a year.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate social sciences programs. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Charlotte also did well on our Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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Majors Related to Social Sciences
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.
- 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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