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

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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 Kansas. With 470 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Kansas 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.

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

Our analysis found Wichita State University to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kansas. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school 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.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Wichita State University Report

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Kansas. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in public administration and social service at KU, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Kansas Report

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Of the 2 students majoring in public administration and social service at K -State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 898
Minnesota 2,616
Iowa 290
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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