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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

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Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Social Sciences is the #16 most popular major in South Dakota with 29 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Dakota 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.

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in South Dakota. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Social Sciences at University of South Dakota Report

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the most popular school in South Dakota for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

Read full report on Social Sciences at South Dakota State University

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 96
Missouri 312
Minnesota 235
Iowa 73
North Dakota 31
Nebraska 224

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 2 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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