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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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$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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region .

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the most popular school in the Southeast Region for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

Women make up 81% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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

About 93% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 7% are male.

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

Women make up 76% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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Out of the 53 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the # 4 spot on the list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

Women make up 72% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#5

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 53 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in public administration and social service at Tennessee State University, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Of the 36 students majoring in public administration and social service at Liberty University, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #7, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Women make up 56% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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University of North Alabama landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. Located in the small city of Florence, UNA is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 95% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Birmingham.

Of the 20 students majoring in public administration and social service at UAB, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#10

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 94% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,840
West Virginia 504
South Carolina 708
Florida 4,199
Virginia 2,154
Arkansas 683
Mississippi 752
Louisiana 1,118
Alabama 1,668
Kentucky 2,072
Georgia 1,475
Tennessee 1,564

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 27 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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