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

18 Colleges
$51,829 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 22,292 social sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Southeast 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Of the 57 students majoring in social sciences at NC State, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in social sciences at UK, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Alabama at Birmingham is a great place for social sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great place for social sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 56% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 63% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#6

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

University of West Georgia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online 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 large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#7

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

With a ranking of #7, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Florida International University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate social sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

With a ranking of #9, University of Arkansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.

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Explore the most popular online 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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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 18 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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