2023 Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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 Texas Woman’s University to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . TWU is a large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TWU are $15,048 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.
Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #1.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.
Texas State graduate students pay an average of $17,220 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.
Sam Houston 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 #6 on the list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 a year.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 a year.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus 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 #8 on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275 a year.
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Northern Arizona University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NAU are $20,125 per year.
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Arizona State University - Tempe 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 city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.
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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 465 |
| Texas | 1,263 |
| Oklahoma | 93 |
| New Mexico | 106 |
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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 14 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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