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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

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Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

With 263 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #14 most popular major in Alabama.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Alabama 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of North Alabama to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Alabama. Located in the city of Florence, UNA is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Our analysis found University of Alabama at Birmingham to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Alabama. UAB is a very large public school located in the city of Birmingham.

Women make up 90% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in Alabama. Auburn is a very large public school located in the small city of Auburn.

About 75% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Out of the 5 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University at Montgomery landed the # 4 spot on the list. AUM is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery.

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

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Out of the 5 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Huntsville, UAH is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 65
Florida 594
Virginia 627
Tennessee 187
North Carolina 572
Georgia 456
West Virginia 86
Louisiana 163
South Carolina 80
Kentucky 150
Arkansas 47

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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