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

8 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 one of the most popular subjects to study in Indiana. With 3,206 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Indiana 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.

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 Indiana.

Our analysis found Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Indiana. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 75% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Indiana. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Women make up 80% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Northwest is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Gary, IU Northwest is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Ball State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Indiana. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Southeast. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Indiana University - Southeast is a small public school located in the large suburb of New Albany.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - South Bend. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of South Bend, Indiana University - South Bend is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Indiana State is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Terre Haute.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Kokomo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Indiana. IU Kokomo is a small public school located in the city of Kokomo.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 3,411
Ohio 3,030
Illinois 3,948
Wisconsin 1,299

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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