2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England 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 New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England 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 analysis found Salem State University to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.
Salem State graduate students pay an average of $10,477 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Norwich University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Norwich are $21,914 per year.
Norwich excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.
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Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SNHU are $19,470 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UVM graduate students pay an average of $33,246 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.
UNH graduate students pay an average of $29,992 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern Maine did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Southern Maine are $22,968 a year.
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Suffolk University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Suffolk graduate students pay an average of $39,813 in tuition and fees each year.
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Clark 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clark are $47,730 a year.
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University of Connecticut 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. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 per year.
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Tufts University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tufts are $55,216 per year.
Tufts also made our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #2.
Request InformationBest Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration and social service colleges 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 |
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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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