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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region .

#1

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Our analysis found Aurora University to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 93% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 44% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 77% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in the Great Lakes Region . IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

About 75% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#5

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Out of the 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Madonna University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Livonia.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #6, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Of the 16 students majoring in public administration and social service at Northwestern, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in public administration and social service at UIS, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 83% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Of the 5 students majoring in public administration and social service at Ohio State, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

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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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration and social service colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,690
Indiana 1,347
Ohio 1,347
Wisconsin 532
Michigan 1,815

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 34 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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