2023 Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 536 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #60 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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Check out the public policy graduate certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School

Best Public Policy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Public Policy Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	267
Ohio	37
Indiana	8
Wisconsin	29

Public Policy Related Rankings by Major

Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Public Policy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Work	58,326
Public Administration	16,905
Human Services	13,238
Community Organization & Advocacy	3,096
Other Public Administration	588

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

• Read more about our ranking methodology.
• 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).
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