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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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

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

With 53,252 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration and social service is the #6 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the New England Region 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.

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 New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth the most popular school in the New England Region for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in public administration and social service at UMass Dartmouth, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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#2

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

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

Of the 18 students majoring in public administration and social service at Suffolk, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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

Of the 15 students majoring in public administration and social service at UCONN, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#4

Clark University

Worcester, MA

Out of the 18 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 92% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Southern New Hampshire University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in the New England Region . SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

Women make up 27% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#6

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

With a ranking of #6, University of Vermont 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 small city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large student population.

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

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Salem State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

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University of Southern Maine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

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#8

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Norwich University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.

Women make up 50% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,705
Rhode Island 190
Connecticut 684
New Hampshire 143
Maine 292
Vermont 84

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 18 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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