2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
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 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 the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the New England 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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
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 New England Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth the most popular school in the New England Region for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 36 students majoring in public administration and social service at UMass Dartmouth, 39% are male and 61% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in public administration and social service at Suffolk, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 15 students majoring in public administration and social service at UCONN, 7% are male and 93% are female.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Clark University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 92% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.
Women make up 27% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
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University of Vermont ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 5 students majoring in public administration and social service at UVM, 40% are male and 60% are female.
Salem State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.
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Norwich University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.
Women make up 50% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
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University of Southern Maine 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 #8 on the list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.
Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Hampshire | 749 |
Maine | 480 |
Rhode Island | 426 |
Massachusetts | 3,668 |
Connecticut | 1,271 |
Vermont | 233 |
Public Administration & Social Service Related Majors
Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 18 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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