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Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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$64,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Administration is the #71 most popular major in Illinois with 446 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois 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 analysis found University of Illinois at Springfield to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. UIS is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Women make up 18% of the public admin majors at the school.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 3 spot on the list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 386
Ohio 443
Indiana 1,198
Wisconsin 91

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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