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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, social sciences students earned 1,263 degrees and certificates from a Texas school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Texas 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 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly 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

Out of the 11 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in Texas. UNT is a very 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very 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 #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. UT Dallas is a very 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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Texas Woman’s University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate social sciences programs. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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

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The University of Texas at Arlington 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. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in social sciences at UT Arlington, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

St. Mary’s University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 465
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 11 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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