2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the Southeast 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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public administration and social service majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the most popular school in the Southeast Region for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.
About 81% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 19% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 86 students majoring in public administration and social service at UT Knoxville, 7% are male and 93% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
About 76% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 24% are male.
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Out of the 53 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the # 4 spot on the list. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
About 72% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 28% are male.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Tennessee State 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 Southeast Region . Located in the city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 66% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
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Liberty University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Women make up 31% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
Virginia Tech came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
About 56% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 44% are male.
University of North Alabama ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Florence, UNA is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 95% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 5% are male.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham 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. UAB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.
Women make up 75% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
Fayetteville State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public administration and social service programs. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 6% are male.
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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 Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 244 |
| Florida | 1,526 |
| North Carolina | 1,324 |
| Virginia | 1,152 |
| Tennessee | 853 |
| Georgia | 885 |
| South Carolina | 308 |
| Louisiana | 842 |
| West Virginia | 317 |
| Kentucky | 1,040 |
| Arkansas | 372 |
| Alabama | 1,018 |
Public Administration & Social Service Related Majors
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 27 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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