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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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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 1,665 degrees and certificates from a New Jersey school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Jersey 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus the most popular school in New Jersey for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

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

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Montclair State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in New Jersey. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

Women make up 41% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Montclair State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Edison State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.

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#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rowan University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Rowan University

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

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Rutgers University - Newark Report

Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 6,455
Pennsylvania 2,116
Maryland 1,050
District of Columbia 820
Delaware 160

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

Majors Similar to Public Administration & Social Service

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 5 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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