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2023 Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools

15 Colleges
$63,791 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 6,430 people earned a degree or certificate in public policy, making the major the #113 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online public policy graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth the most popular online school in the United States for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. UMass Dartmouth is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth.

Women make up 61% of the public policy majors at the school.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for public policy students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in public policy at Liberty University, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Kentucky is a great place for public policy students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 62% of the public policy majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools list. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

Women make up 63% of the public policy majors at the school.

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#5

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Out of the 15 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 67% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

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#8

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for public policy students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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#9

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for public policy students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#9

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Norwich University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate public policy programs. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

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 averages are for the top 15 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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