2023 Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland
Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You
With 254 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #66 most popular major in Maryland.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland
The colleges and universities below are the best for public admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top Maryland Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Administration
Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the best school in Maryland for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bowie State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Explore all the Best Public Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 483 |
| New York | 1,899 |
| New Jersey | 403 |
| District of Columbia | 292 |
| Delaware | 29 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Admin
One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 58,326 |
| Human Services | 13,238 |
| Public Policy | 6,430 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 3,096 |
| Other Public Administration | 588 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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