2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for public administration and social service students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Seattle University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 a year.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.
UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.
UC Berkeley excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.
CSUN graduate students pay an average of $17,981 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSULB are $17,784 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Golden Gate University - San Francisco graduate students pay an average of $19,875 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNLV are $22,698 a year.
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University of Alaska Anchorage ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UAA is a large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.
UAA graduate students pay an average of $24,496 in tuition and fees each year.
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Portland State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Portland State University are $24,009 a year.
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Eastern Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cheney.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at EWU are $28,965 a year.
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University of Southern California came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in tuition and fees each year.
USC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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Explore the best public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 8,979 |
| Washington | 1,252 |
| Oregon | 832 |
| Hawaii | 396 |
| Nevada | 610 |
| Alaska | 121 |
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Majors Related to Public Administration & Social Service
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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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