2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate School for You
With 53,252 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration and social service is the #6 most popular major in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Online Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Women make up 31% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Southeast Region . University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
Women make up 47% 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 Florida Atlantic University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a very large student population.
Out of the 19 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 4 spot on the list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.
About 81% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 19% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 80% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
American Public University System came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.
Women make up 71% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia 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 #7 on the list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.
About 83% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 17% are male.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in public administration and social service at UA Little Rock, 8% are male and 92% are female.
Western Kentucky University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.
Of the 5 students majoring in public administration and social service at WKU, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 4 students majoring in public administration and social service at FGCU, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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Most Popular Online Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online public administration and social service colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Mississippi | 244 |
Florida | 1,526 |
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 |
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Public Administration & Social Service Related Majors
Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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 19 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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