2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You
Public Administration is the #59 most popular major in the country with 16,905 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the New England 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.
2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 27% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 73% are male.
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Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
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Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Framingham State University is a great place for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Framingham State is a small public school located in the small city of Framingham.
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Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the # 5 spot on the list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Southern Maine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Dartmouth is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fitchburg State University is a great place for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Haven landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Haven.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 510 |
| Connecticut | 135 |
| New Hampshire | 61 |
| Maine | 16 |
| Rhode Island | 55 |
| Vermont | 40 |
Majors Related to Public Admin
One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 10 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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