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Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 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. 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.

The Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

#1

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Empire State College the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 83% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 77% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

Women make up 63% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#4

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Excelsior College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Edison State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. TESU is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Trenton.

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#7

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, NY

SUNY Fredonia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. SUNY Fredonia is a small public school located in the distant town of Fredonia.

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With a ranking of #7, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in public administration and social service at WCUPA, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,776
Pennsylvania 3,560
New York 10,504
Maryland 1,766
Delaware 443
District of Columbia 874

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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 8 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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