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2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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

In 2020-2021, public administration and social service students earned 6,455 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New York to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online public administration and social service graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

#1

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Our analysis found SUNY Empire State College to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in New York. SUNY Empire is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs.

Women make up 83% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at SUNY Empire State College

#2

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Excelsior College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in New York. Located in the small city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Excelsior College

#3

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, NY

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Fredonia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Fredonia, SUNY Fredonia is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at SUNY Fredonia

Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,116
Maryland 1,050
New Jersey 1,665
District of Columbia 820
Delaware 160

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 3 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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