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2023 Most Popular Online Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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$64,120 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public administration was ranked #59 in the country. In fact 16,905 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Online Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Public Administration Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Wichita State University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wichita.

Of the 43 students majoring in public admin at WSU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

Women make up 53% of the public admin majors at the school.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#5

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.

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#6

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for public administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UMary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Bismarck.

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#6

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Upper Iowa University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Fayette.

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Explore the most popular online public administration schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 368
Minnesota 504
Kansas 147
Iowa 114
Nebraska 110
North Dakota 24
South Dakota 37

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Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Public Admin

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 7 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 The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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