2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public administration and social service was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 98,583 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
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The Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FDU are $10,722 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Montclair State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 per year.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.
Villanova also made our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #5.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal U are $18,508 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 per year.
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Millersville University of Pennsylvania 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 #6 on the list. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Millersville are $16,794 a year.
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Bowie State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bowie State University are $15,407 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Towson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Towson are $19,890 per year.
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Johns Hopkins University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Johns Hopkins graduate students pay an average of $61,202 in tuition and fees each year.
Johns Hopkins excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UMCP is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Request InformationBest Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration and social service colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 2,776 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,560 |
| New York | 10,504 |
| Maryland | 1,766 |
| Delaware | 443 |
| District of Columbia | 874 |
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Public Administration & Social Service Related Majors for 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 |
Majors Similar to Public Administration & Social Service
| 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 24 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).
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