2023 Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
Finding the Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 470 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #61 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia 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.
2023 Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
Check out the online public policy graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Virginia.
Most Popular Online Virginia Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Policy
Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Virginia. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
About 35% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 65% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for public policy students working on their online graduate certificate. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 87 |
| North Carolina | 463 |
| Florida | 13 |
| Tennessee | 104 |
| Kentucky | 22 |
| South Carolina | 2 |
| Louisiana | 8 |
| Arkansas | 8 |
| Alabama | 9 |
| Mississippi | 51 |
| West Virginia | 23 |
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Public Policy Related Majors
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 2 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).
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