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Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Alaska

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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Alaska

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

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public administration and social service was ranked 4th in Alaska. In fact, 65 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Alaska ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Alaska 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.

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

Our analysis found University of Alaska Anchorage to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Alaska. UAA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Fairbanks is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Alaska Fairbanks Report

Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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