2023 Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You
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.
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2023 Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
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.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of North Dartmouth.
Women make up 61% of the public policy majors at the school.
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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.
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 62% of the public policy majors at the school.
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at California University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in the United States. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.
Women make up 63% of the public policy majors at the school.
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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 suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 33% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 67% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great place for public policy students working on their online graduate certificate. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.
University of North Dakota ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools list. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
Drexel University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Norwich University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Most Popular Online Public Policy by Region
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Majors Related to Public Policy
Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Policy
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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