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2023 Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

4 Colleges
$63,791 Avg Salary

Public Policy is the #113 most popular major in the country with 6,430 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs 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 Middle Atlantic Region .

Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in public policy at Cal U, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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#2

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at SUNY Empire State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.

Women make up 33% of the public policy majors at the school.

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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

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Explore the most popular online public policy colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 330
New York 382
Maryland 263
New Jersey 285
District of Columbia 320
Delaware 46

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One of 5 majors within the area of study, public policy has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 averages are for the top 4 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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