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Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California

4 Colleges
$64,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,883 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #58 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California 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 program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the most popular school in California for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 24% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Of the 23 students majoring in public admin at CSUN, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in California. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Golden Gate University - San Francisco helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in California. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 297
Oregon 117
Nevada 78
Hawaii 186
Alaska 34

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

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 4 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).
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