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2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools

55 Colleges
$55,530 Avg Salary
$25,500 Avg Student Debt

Public Administration & Social Service is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 53,252 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 55 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Our analysis found Western New Mexico University to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

Women make up 85% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Wichita State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 58% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their online graduate certificate. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth.

About 61% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 31% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 69% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#6

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for public administration and social service students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 17% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Springfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in public administration and social service at UIS, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 53% are male.

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#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 53% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools award.

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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 25 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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