2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for public administration and social service students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the public administration and social service graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in the Southeast Region for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Columbia Southern University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Out of the 34 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 2 spot on the list. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.
American Military University graduate students pay an average of $7,050 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, American Military University also did well on our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Alabama helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Florence, UNA is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
UNA graduate students pay an average of $13,860 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very large student population.
Clemson graduate students pay an average of $23,246 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Clemson also is in the top 10% of our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Florida Atlantic University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FAU are $18,482 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Belhaven 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 Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Belhaven graduate students pay an average of $10,980 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WKU are $18,340 a year.
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University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $21,343 per year.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA Little Rock are $14,884 per year.
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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 2,840 |
| West Virginia | 504 |
| South Carolina | 708 |
| Florida | 4,199 |
| Virginia | 2,154 |
| Arkansas | 683 |
| Mississippi | 752 |
| Louisiana | 1,118 |
| Alabama | 1,668 |
| Kentucky | 2,072 |
| Georgia | 1,475 |
| Tennessee | 1,564 |
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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 25 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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