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2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools

55 Colleges
$55,530 Avg Salary
$25,500 Avg Student Debt

Public Administration & Social Service is the #14 most popular major in the country with 98,583 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 55 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Our analysis found Western New Mexico University to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 85% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Wichita State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the United States. WSU is a large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

Women make up 58% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 55 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

About 31% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 69% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 39% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their online graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

About 40% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#6

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for public administration and social service students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.

About 83% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 17% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Springfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their online graduate certificate. UIS is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Of the 16 students majoring in public administration and social service at UIS, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for public administration and social service students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

Women make up 53% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for public administration and social service students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

About 47% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 53% are male.

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#10

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for online Public & Social Service students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools award.

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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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.

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