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2023 Most Popular Sociology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Sociology Graduate Certificate School for You

Sociology is the #94 most popular major in the country with 1,907 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in the Plains States 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 school tops our list of the Most Popular Sociology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for sociology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.

Full Sociology at South Dakota State University Report

Best Sociology Colleges by State

Explore the best sociology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 14
Minnesota 17
Iowa 11
Kansas 11
Nebraska 11
North Dakota 3
South Dakota 8

One of 12 majors within the area of study, sociology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 values are for the top school 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.

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