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2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

In 2020-2021, 53,252 public administration and social service students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

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 in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for public administration and social service majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Our analysis found Brandman University to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Explore the most popular online public administration and social service colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,554
Washington 712
Oregon 423
Nevada 325
Hawaii 138
Alaska 65

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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 2 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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