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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

18 Colleges
$64,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 55 students majoring in public admin at FDU, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Out of the 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 48% of the public admin majors at the school.

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#3

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Syracuse University is a great place for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 34% of the public admin majors at the school.

Full Public Administration at Syracuse University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great place for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Of the 13 students majoring in public admin at Johns Hopkins, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#6

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 71% of the public admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Administration at University at Albany

#7

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Administration at New York University Report

West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

About 20% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 80% are male.

Full Public Administration at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

#9

American University

Washington, DC

American University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 75% of the public admin majors at the school.

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#10

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

Buffalo State came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Buffalo State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Buffalo.

Women make up 33% of the public admin majors at the school.

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Best Public Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 483
New York 1,899
Maryland 254
New Jersey 403
District of Columbia 292
Delaware 29

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 18 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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