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

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

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

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Administration & Social Service program at each school on the list.

Check out the public administration and social service graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in public administration and social service at USC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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 California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Of the 25 students majoring in public administration and social service at CSULB, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at California State University - Northridge helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 13% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Nevada - Las Vegas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in the Far Western US Region . UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

About 80% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 20% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 30% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#7

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

With a ranking of #7, Seattle University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in public administration and social service at Seattle U, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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University of Alaska Anchorage ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public college with a large student population.

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#9

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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Eastern Washington University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 15 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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