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2023 Best Public & Social Service Undergraduate Certificate Schools

19 Colleges
$22,620 Avg Salary
$17,464 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Undergraduate 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Public & Social Service Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Public Administration & Social Service Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the public administration and social service undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the best school in the United States for public administration and social service students working on their undergraduate certificate. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

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#2

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Century College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Area Technical Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Public & Social Service Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Quinsigamond Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 19 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#6

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Montclair State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Camden County College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Camden County College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blackwood.

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Tacoma Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Tacoma, Tacoma Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Passaic County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. PCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Paterson.

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University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate public administration and social service programs. UAA is a large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

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Public Administration & Social Service by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 19 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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