2023 Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate School for You
With 53,252 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration and social service is the #6 most popular major in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in the Southeast Region for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
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Out of the 34 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 2 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
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Out of the 34 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Florida Gulf Coast University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public school with a large student population.
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George Mason University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
Florida Atlantic University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. UNCW is a large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.
Tennessee State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration and social service colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 244 |
| Florida | 1,526 |
| North Carolina | 1,324 |
| Virginia | 1,152 |
| Tennessee | 853 |
| Georgia | 885 |
| South Carolina | 308 |
| Louisiana | 842 |
| West Virginia | 317 |
| Kentucky | 1,040 |
| Arkansas | 372 |
| Alabama | 1,018 |
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Public Administration & Social Service Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Majors Similar to Public Administration & Social Service
| 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 25 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).
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