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

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

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

In 2020-2021, public administration and social service students earned 1,347 degrees and certificates from an Ohio school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

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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 Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Ohio to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the most popular school in Ohio for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Dayton helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Ohio. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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#5

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Toledo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Ohio. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Ohio Dominican University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Ohio. Located in the large city of Columbus, ODU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Akron Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Ohio. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,690
Indiana 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 7 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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