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2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

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Social Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in District of Columbia. With 1,630 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 1 school in District of Columbia offering online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The school below is the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in District of Columbia. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 33% of the social sciences majors at the school.

Read full report on Social Sciences at American University

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,378
Pennsylvania 1,001
Maryland 1,347
New Jersey 349
Delaware 102

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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 values are for the top school 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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