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2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the New England Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 58% are male.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the # 2 spot on the list. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

About 50% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Social Sciences at Southern New Hampshire University Report

#3

Unity College

Unity, ME

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Unity College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the New England Region . Located in the remote area of Unity, Unity is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

Of the 3 students majoring in social sciences at UMaine, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for social sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Salve Regina University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newport.

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Explore the most popular online social sciences colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,789
Rhode Island 105
Connecticut 279
New Hampshire 138
Maine 37
Vermont 85

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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 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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