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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$9,201 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,530 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public administration and social service was ranked 9th in Florida. In fact, 1,526 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Florida 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public & Social Service

#1

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Our analysis found Florida Atlantic University to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Florida. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FAU are $6,693 a year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Florida Atlantic University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida Gulf Coast University is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FGCU are $8,971 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

UCF graduate students pay an average of $8,872 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UCF not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list.

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Out of the 5 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the # 4 spot on the list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FIU are $11,106 a year.

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#5

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

Out of the 5 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNF are $10,364 per year.

UNF did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of North Florida Report

Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 244
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

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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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