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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

5 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 #11 most popular major in New Jersey with 2,776 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New Jersey 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 41% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Thomas Edison 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 New Jersey. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rowan University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

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

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,560
New York 10,504
Maryland 1,766
Delaware 443
District of Columbia 874

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 5 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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