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2023 Most Popular Sociology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Sociology Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, sociology was ranked #94 in the country. In fact 1,907 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Sociology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Sociology program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Our analysis found Oakland University to be the most popular school for sociology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

Full Sociology at Oakland University Report

Out of the 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Full Sociology at Wright State University - Main Campus Report

Best Sociology Colleges by State

Explore the best sociology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 35
Illinois 100
Ohio 73
Indiana 56
Wisconsin 43

Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Anthropology 1,446

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 Kontos.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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