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2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Women make up 67% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Ball State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 80% are male.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the # 3 spot on the list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

Women make up 25% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#4

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Elmhurst University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in social sciences at Elmhurst, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Explore the most popular online social sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,111
Indiana 290
Ohio 575
Wisconsin 518
Michigan 441

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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

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 7 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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