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

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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 Minnesota. With 2,616 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Minnesota 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.

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Minnesota. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Of the 20 students majoring in public administration and social service at UMN Twin Cities, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of St Thomas Minnesota is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Saint Scholastica. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Duluth.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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#4

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, MN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Crown College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Minnesota. Located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius, Crown is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hamline University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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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
Kansas 470
Missouri 898
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

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 8 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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