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

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$51,829 Avg Salary

With 22,292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States 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 Northwest Missouri State University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Maryville, Northwest is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in social sciences at Northwest, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#2

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. SC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winfield.

Of the 4 students majoring in social sciences at SC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#3

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#4

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Creighton University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Emporia State University is a great place for social sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the town of Emporia, ESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for social sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

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#6

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

With a ranking of #6, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a large student population.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for social sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

Of the 10 students majoring in social sciences at SMU MN, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Explore the most popular online social sciences schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 96
Missouri 312
Minnesota 235
Iowa 73
North Dakota 31
Nebraska 224
South Dakota 29

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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

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

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 8 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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