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Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

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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 #15 most popular major in South Carolina with 708 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in South Carolina 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public administration and social service majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Carolina - Columbia the most popular school in South Carolina for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. UofSC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Women make up 83% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Clemson University

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of South Carolina - Upstate helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in South Carolina. Located in the suburb of Spartanburg, USC Upstate is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of South Carolina - Upstate Report

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
Tennessee 1,564
Louisiana 1,118
Alabama 1,668
Kentucky 2,072
Georgia 1,475

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 3 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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