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2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public administration and social service was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 98,583 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for public administration and social service majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Springfield to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

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

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of Illinois at Springfield

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their online graduate certificate. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 75% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#4

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana State University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Indiana State University

#4

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Davenport University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Davenport University Report

Explore the most popular online public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 3,206
Michigan 3,411
Ohio 3,030
Illinois 3,948
Wisconsin 1,299

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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

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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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