2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate School for You
With 2,154 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration and social service is the #15 most popular major in Virginia.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Virginia 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.
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.
Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public & Social Service
Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $16,522 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Virginia Tech is ranked #2 for overall quality for public administration and social service in Virginia.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Virginia. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #1 for overall quality for public administration and social service in Virginia.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Virginia. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
GMU graduate students pay an average of $16,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
GMU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.
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Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 5 spot on the list. VCU is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Old Dominion are $13,224 per year.
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Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 2,840 |
| West Virginia | 504 |
| Mississippi | 752 |
| South Carolina | 708 |
| Florida | 4,199 |
| Arkansas | 683 |
| Alabama | 1,668 |
| Kentucky | 2,072 |
| Georgia | 1,475 |
| Tennessee | 1,564 |
| Louisiana | 1,118 |
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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 6 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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