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2023 Most Popular Human Services Graduate Certificate Schools

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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.

The Most Popular Human Services Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in the United States 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 Human Services program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for human services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 76% of the human services majors at the school.

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#2

Clark University

Worcester, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in human services at the school are women while 8% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

Women make up 71% of the human services majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Central University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Ada, ECU is a public college with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in human services at the school are women while 50% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human services students working on their graduate certificate. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Human Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Post University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Services Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.

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#6

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

With a ranking of #6, Madonna University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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St. Joseph’s College - New York landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate human services programs. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SJC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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New England
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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 15 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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