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

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

4 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. 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.

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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online public administration and social service graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Our 2023 rankings named Western New Mexico University the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public college with a small student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 15% are male.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

Of the 20 students majoring in public administration and social service at Texas A&M College Station, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 4,076
Texas 5,592
New Mexico 495
Oklahoma 520

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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 4 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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