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2023 Best Human Services Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Human Services Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,277 people earned a degree or certificate in human services, making the major the #124 most popular in the United States.

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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Human Services Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Human Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for human services majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Human Services

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the best school in the United States for human services students working on their graduate certificate. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American Public University System is a great place for human services students working on their graduate certificate. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in the United States. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at East Central University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in the United States. Located in the remote town of Ada, ECU is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Clark University

Worcester, MA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Clark University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Human Services by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 5 majors within the area of study, human services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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