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2023 Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

10 Colleges
$55,530 Avg Salary
$25,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Administration & Social Service is the #14 most popular major in the country with 98,583 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for public administration and social service majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Our analysis found Norwich University to be the best school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

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#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a large student population.

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#3

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UNH is a large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

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Salem State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.

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#7

Clark University

Worcester, MA

With a ranking of #7, Clark University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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University of Southern Maine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Portland.

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University of Connecticut came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 749
Maine 480
Rhode Island 426
Massachusetts 3,668
Connecticut 1,271
Vermont 233

Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 58,326
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Legal Professions 61,055
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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