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Most Popular Public Administration Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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$24,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration Undergraduate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Public Administration Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

Women make up 20% of the public admin majors at the school.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Prince George’s Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. PGCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Largo.

Read full report on Public Administration at Prince George’s Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frederick Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Frederick Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Frederick.

Read full report on Public Administration at Frederick Community College

Best Public Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration colleges 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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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