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

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

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

In 2020-2021, 1,668 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration and social service students who went to a Alabama college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Alabama 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.

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 Alabama.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Alabama the most popular school in Alabama for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Florence.

Of the 22 students majoring in public administration and social service at UNA, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Alabama. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#4

Troy University

Troy, AL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Troy University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Alabama. Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Auburn University at Montgomery helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Alabama. Located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery, AUM is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#6

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

With a ranking of #6, Columbia Southern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in public administration and social service at Columbia Southern University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,840
West Virginia 504
Florida 4,199
Virginia 2,154
Arkansas 683
Mississippi 752
South Carolina 708
Louisiana 1,118
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 6 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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