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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

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$25,500 Avg Student Debt

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

Public Administration & Social Service is one of the most popular subjects to study in South Carolina. With 308 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Carolina 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public administration and social service majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Carolina - Columbia the most popular school in South Carolina for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

Women make up 40% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Clemson University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Upstate. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. USC Upstate is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of South Carolina - Upstate Report

Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 244
Florida 1,526
North Carolina 1,324
Virginia 1,152
Tennessee 853
Georgia 885
Louisiana 842
West Virginia 317
Kentucky 1,040
Arkansas 372
Alabama 1,018

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 3 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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