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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Social Sciences is the #12 most popular major in Michigan with 441 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

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

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

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in Michigan for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Of the 7 students majoring in social sciences at Michigan State, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in Michigan. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

Of the 6 students majoring in social sciences at WMU, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great place for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

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

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#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madonna University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,111
Indiana 290
Ohio 575
Wisconsin 518

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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