2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 22,292 social sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
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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 the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 50 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Sciences program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
Of the 57 students majoring in social sciences at NC State, 56% are male and 44% are female.
Out of the 50 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 69% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in the Southeast Region . Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
Women make up 74% of the social sciences majors at the school.
Out of the 50 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in social sciences at UK, 78% are male and 22% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 69% of the social sciences majors at the school.
George Mason University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 14 students majoring in social sciences at GMU, 57% are male and 43% are female.
University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
Of the 13 students majoring in social sciences at UF, 54% are male and 46% are female.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.
About 50% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.
With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.
Women make up 67% of the social sciences majors at the school.
Georgia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
About 75% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 25% are male.
Best Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best social sciences schools 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 |
Social Sciences Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 27 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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