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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$10,479 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,620 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate 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.

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Public & Social Service

#1

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Monroe Community College the best value school in New York for public administration and social service students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Monroe Community College are $5,662 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Bryant & Stratton College - Online helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bryant & Stratton College - Online are $15,295 per year.

Bryant & Stratton College - Online excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list.

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Best 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

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 2 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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