2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
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 #11 most popular major in New York with 10,504 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in New York 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 analysis found The College at Brockport to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. SUNY Brockport is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Brockport.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Brockport are $12,310 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Buffalo State. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Buffalo State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Buffalo.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Buffalo State are $12,252 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SUNY Empire State College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. SUNY Empire is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.
SUNY Empire graduate students pay an average of $11,870 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University at Albany helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in New York. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a large student population.
UAlbany graduate students pay an average of $13,535 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Binghamton University is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Vestal.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Binghamton University are $13,780 a year.
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New York University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NYU are $38,206 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, NYU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.
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Yeshiva University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Yeshiva is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Yeshiva are $35,150 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Yeshiva also did well on our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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LIU Post came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at LIU Post are $23,044 a year.
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Syracuse University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Syracuse graduate students pay an average of $42,954 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Syracuse 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 New York list.
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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Columbia also took the #3 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York rankings.
Request InformationBest Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 2,776 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,560 |
| Maryland | 1,766 |
| Delaware | 443 |
| District of Columbia | 874 |
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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 |
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 11 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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