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2023 Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

18 Colleges
$55,530 Avg Salary
$25,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 53,252 public administration and social service students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the public administration and social service graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Springfield is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Aurora University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #9 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,690
Indiana 1,347
Ohio 1,347
Wisconsin 532
Michigan 1,815

Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Professions 45,189
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 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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