2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 53,252 public administration and social service students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.
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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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Plains States 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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Wichita State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 43 students majoring in public administration and social service at WSU, 42% are male and 58% are female.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 34 students majoring in public administration and social service at Iowa, 3% are male and 97% are female.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 75% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
Out of the 27 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
About 65% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 35% are male.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.
Of the 17 students majoring in public administration and social service at UNOMAHA, 47% are male and 53% are female.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 35% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
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University of Kansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 15 students majoring in public administration and social service at KU, 47% are male and 53% are female.
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University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Women make up 71% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
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Park University 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 #10 on the list. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.
Of the 6 students majoring in public administration and social service at Park University, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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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 Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 470 |
| Missouri | 898 |
| Minnesota | 2,616 |
| Iowa | 290 |
| North Dakota | 91 |
| Nebraska | 215 |
| South Dakota | 67 |
Majors Related to Public Administration & Social Service
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).
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