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2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest 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.

Check out the online social sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

About 47% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 53% are male.

Full Social Sciences at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

Women make up 29% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

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

Full Social Sciences at University of Phoenix - Arizona Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

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

Read full report on Social Sciences at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Explore the most popular online 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

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 5 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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