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Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

5 Colleges
$64,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 469 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #50 most popular major in the state.

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.

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 North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in North Carolina 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Greensboro to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Of the 12 students majoring in public admin at UNC Greensboro, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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

Women make up 80% of the public admin majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in North Carolina. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 401
Virginia 602
Florida 1,032
Tennessee 107
Kentucky 123
South Carolina 88
Louisiana 121
Arkansas 186
Alabama 396
Mississippi 84
West Virginia 132

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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