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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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$64,120 Avg Salary

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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Arlington the most popular school in the Southwest Region for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

Women make up 64% of the public admin majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Dallas is a great place for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in public admin at UT Dallas, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the # 3 spot on the list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

About 87% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in public admin at Texas A&M College Station, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Central Oklahoma is a great place for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public administration programs. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Public Administration Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 998
Arizona 621
Oklahoma 80
New Mexico 55

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 7 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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