Best Colleges for Professional Certificate
in Public Administration and Social Service Professions

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 10%

Annual cost

$84,678/yr

Grad earnings

$92,498

SAT avg

1,501

ACT mid

34

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University of San Diego

San Diego, California

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 46.8%

Annual cost

$74,879/yr

Grad earnings

$86,522

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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Washington University in St Louis

St. Louis, Missouri

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 12%

Annual cost

$83,476/yr

Grad earnings

$86,182

SAT avg

1,530

ACT mid

34

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American University

Washington, District of Columbia

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 47.4%

Annual cost

$71,549/yr

Grad earnings

$77,370

SAT avg

1,392

ACT mid

31

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George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 88.8%

Annual cost

$26,972/yr

Grad earnings

$76,343

SAT avg

1,247

ACT mid

28

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Iona University

New Rochelle, New York

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 91.1%

Annual cost

$57,336/yr

Grad earnings

$73,595

SAT avg

1,167

ACT mid

26

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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 77%

Annual cost

$29,013/yr

Grad earnings

$69,020

SAT avg

1,359

ACT mid

30

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University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 76.5%

Annual cost

$28,833/yr

Grad earnings

$63,126

SAT avg

1,239

ACT mid

26

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Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, Arizona

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 90.2%

Annual cost

$28,047/yr

Grad earnings

$62,668

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 80.6%

Annual cost

$63,970/yr

Grad earnings

$60,126

SAT avg

1,190

ACT mid

27

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University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 39.5%

Annual cost

$22,819/yr

Grad earnings

$58,308

SAT avg

1,277

ACT mid

28

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Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 90.9%

Annual cost

$22,449/yr

Grad earnings

$57,906

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

21

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University of Illinois Springfield

Springfield, Illinois

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 84.4%

Annual cost

$23,643/yr

Grad earnings

$57,103

SAT avg

1,118

ACT mid

24

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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, New York

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 82.9%

Annual cost

$27,958/yr

Grad earnings

$55,763

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, Florida

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 99.4%

Annual cost

$49,762/yr

Grad earnings

$54,272

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

19

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SUNY Buffalo State University

Buffalo, New York

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 75.9%

Annual cost

$23,171/yr

Grad earnings

$52,334

SAT avg

1,080

ACT mid

N/A

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Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 81.4%

Annual cost

$28,168/yr

Grad earnings

$51,793

SAT avg

1,046

ACT mid

22

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The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tennessee

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 77%

Annual cost

$23,563/yr

Grad earnings

$51,151

SAT avg

1,117

ACT mid

23

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University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 79.3%

Annual cost

$21,381/yr

Grad earnings

$49,958

SAT avg

1,130

ACT mid

22

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Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 70%

Annual cost

$26,206/yr

Grad earnings

$47,107

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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Virginia State University

Petersburg, Virginia

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 89.1%

Annual cost

$24,173/yr

Grad earnings

$45,543

SAT avg

917

ACT mid

18

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Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 76.2%

Annual cost

$23,422/yr

Grad earnings

$45,235

SAT avg

1,055

ACT mid

20

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Walden University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

🏢 Private Open Admissions

Acceptance rate 100%

Annual cost

N/A

Grad earnings

$42,810

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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