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2023 Most Popular Human Services Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Human Services Graduate Certificate School for You

Human Services is the #75 most popular major in the country with 13,238 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Human Services Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the United States 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 Human Services program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for human services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in human services at the school are women while 24% are male.

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Clark University

Worcester, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

Of the 12 students majoring in human services at Clark, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in human services at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Central University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. ECU is a small public school located in the town of Ada.

Of the 2 students majoring in human services at ECU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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St. Joseph’s College - New York ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Human Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. SJC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.

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Washington State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Services Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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Universidad del Turabo ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Human Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Gurabo, Universidad del Turabo is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Post University

Waterbury, CT

Post University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, NY

SUNY Fredonia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Services Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. SUNY Fredonia is a small public school located in the distant town of Fredonia.

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Great Lakes

Human Services is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Human Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 58,326
Public Administration 16,905
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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 University of the Fraser Valley.

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