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2023 Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

3 Colleges
$63,791 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 330 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #99 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public policy majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the most popular online school in Pennsylvania for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

About 63% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 38% are male.

Read full report on Public Policy at California University of Pennsylvania

#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Public Policy at Drexel University Report

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Policy at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

Best Public Policy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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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 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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