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

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

19 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Southeast 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

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Of the 36 students majoring in public administration and social service at Liberty University, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Southeast Region . University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

Of the 15 students majoring in public administration and social service at University of Virginia, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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#3

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Southeast Region . UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

Women make up 81% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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Out of the 19 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in public administration and social service at NC State, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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American Public University System landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

Of the 7 students majoring in public administration and social service at American Military University, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#8

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

About 20% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#10

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, FL

Florida Gulf Coast University 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 #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 75% are male.

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Explore the most popular online public administration and social service colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,840
West Virginia 504
Mississippi 752
South Carolina 708
Florida 4,199
Virginia 2,154
Arkansas 683
Alabama 1,668
Kentucky 2,072
Georgia 1,475
Tennessee 1,564
Louisiana 1,118

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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 19 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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