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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

9 Colleges
$22,620 Avg Salary
$17,464 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Undergraduate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public & Social Service Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Quinsigamond Community College the most popular school in the New England Region for public administration and social service students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in public administration and social service at Quinsigamond Community College, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Maine Community College is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their undergraduate certificate. Eastern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Bangor.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Manchester, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Southern Maine Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in the New England Region . SMCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of South Portland.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Roger Williams University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Maine at Augusta did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Augusta, UMA is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Franklin Pierce University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Rindge, Franklin Pierce is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

With a ranking of #7, Goodwin College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of East Hartford, Goodwin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 749
Maine 480
Rhode Island 426
Massachusetts 3,668
Connecticut 1,271
Vermont 233

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 9 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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