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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate School for You

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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Administration & Social Service program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 53 students majoring in public administration and social service at USC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 19% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in public administration and social service at CSULB, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

About 87% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 13% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Nevada - Las Vegas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

Women make up 30% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#7

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Of the 6 students majoring in public administration and social service at Seattle U, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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University of Alaska Anchorage ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UAA is a large public school located in the city of Anchorage.

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#9

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration and social service colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 8,979
Washington 1,252
Oregon 832
Hawaii 396
Nevada 610
Alaska 121

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 15 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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