2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England Region 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 the New England Region
Check out the public administration and social service graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Salem State University the best value school in the New England Region for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salem State are $10,477 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwich University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Norwich are $21,914 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Norwich also is in the top 10% of our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking.
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Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.
SNHU graduate students pay an average of $19,470 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Vermont is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UVM are $33,246 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UNH is a large public school located in the suburb of Durham.
UNH graduate students pay an average of $29,992 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Southern Maine 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. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Portland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Southern Maine are $22,968 per year.
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Suffolk University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Suffolk are $39,813 a year.
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Clark University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Clark graduate students pay an average of $47,730 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Connecticut 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 suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.
UCONN graduate students pay an average of $42,237 in tuition and fees each year.
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Tufts University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
Tufts graduate students pay an average of $55,216 in tuition and fees each year.
Tufts also made our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #2.
Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration and social service colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 2,705 |
| Rhode Island | 190 |
| Connecticut | 684 |
| New Hampshire | 143 |
| Maine | 292 |
| Vermont | 84 |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 10 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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