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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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$51,829 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

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 Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Southwest 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly 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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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 19 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

Women make up 41% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Of the 16 students majoring in social sciences at University of Arizona, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

Of the 7 students majoring in social sciences at UNT, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Arizona State University - Tempe 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. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Northern Arizona University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate social sciences programs. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

Women make up 50% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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Sam Houston State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate social sciences programs. 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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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

Of the 4 students majoring in social sciences at UT Dallas, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 465
Texas 1,263
Oklahoma 93
New Mexico 106

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 19 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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