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

6 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 #12 most popular major in Missouri with 1,624 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Missouri 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 University of Missouri - Columbia to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Missouri. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Of the 17 students majoring in public administration and social service at Mizzou, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

About 71% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#3

Park University

Parkville, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Park University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Missouri. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Women make up 25% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 791
Minnesota 3,576
Iowa 832
South Dakota 143
Nebraska 490
North Dakota 321

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.

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