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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

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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

Public Administration & Social Service is one of the most popular subjects to study in Iowa. With 290 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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

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 Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Iowa. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college 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.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of Iowa

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

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

#3

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Out of the 3 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Upper Iowa University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Upper Iowa University

Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 470
Missouri 898
Minnesota 2,616
North Dakota 91
Nebraska 215
South Dakota 67

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 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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