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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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

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

With 8,979 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration and social service is the #16 most popular major in California.

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 California ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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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Out of the 8 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly 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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in California. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college 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 very large public school located in the large 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Golden Gate University - San Francisco

#5

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 8 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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California State University - Los Angeles 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 #7 on the list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at California State University - Los Angeles

Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 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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