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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$8,090 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,530 Avg Salary

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

Public Administration & Social Service is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 1,324 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in North Carolina 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public administration and social service majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Wilmington to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population.

UNCW graduate students pay an average of $7,514 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fayetteville State University are $5,835 a year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Fayetteville State University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in North Carolina. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $11,703 per year.

NC State also took the #2 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina rankings.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at North Carolina State University

Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

Appalachian State graduate students pay an average of $8,007 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Appalachian State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Appalachian State University Report

University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $7,713 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

UNC Greensboro graduate students pay an average of $8,265 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 244
Florida 1,526
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

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 7 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.

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