2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, public administration and social service students earned 6,455 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 5th in the state.
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The Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in New York to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for public administration and social service students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public administration and social service majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The College at Brockport the best value school in New York for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. SUNY Brockport is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Brockport.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Brockport are $12,310 a year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Buffalo State is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Buffalo State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Buffalo.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Buffalo State are $12,252 per year.
Out of the 11 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the # 3 spot on the list. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs.
SUNY Empire graduate students pay an average of $11,870 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at SUNY Empire State College
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University at Albany is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UAlbany graduate students pay an average of $13,535 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Binghamton University is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Vestal.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $13,780 per year.
Full Public Administration & Social Service at Binghamton University Report
New York University 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
NYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.
Yeshiva University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Yeshiva is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Yeshiva graduate students pay an average of $35,150 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Yeshiva also is in the top 15% of our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Yeshiva University
LIU Post came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at LIU Post are $23,044 per year.
Full Public Administration & Social Service at LIU Post Report
With a ranking of #9, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Syracuse are $42,954 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Syracuse also did well on our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Columbia is ranked #3 for overall quality for public administration and social service in New York.
Full Public Administration & Social Service at Columbia University in the City of New York Report
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 2,116 |
| Maryland | 1,050 |
| New Jersey | 1,665 |
| District of Columbia | 820 |
| Delaware | 160 |
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Majors Related to Public Administration & Social Service
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 11 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).
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