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

6 Colleges
$55,530 Avg Salary
$25,500 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, public administration and social service students earned 898 degrees and certificates from a Missouri school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri - Columbia to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Missouri. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Of the 17 students majoring in public administration and social service at Mizzou, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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

About 71% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#3

Park University

Parkville, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Park University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

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

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Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 4 spot on the list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Women make up 25% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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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
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

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 6 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.

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