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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$63,791 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You

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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Policy program at each school on the list.

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

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 47 students majoring in public policy at UChicago, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in public policy at U-M, 44% are male and 56% are female.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, public policy majors at U-M accumulate an average of around $16,931 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great place for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in the Great Lakes Region . UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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Eastern Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

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Best Public Policy Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 267
Ohio 37
Illinois 536
Indiana 8
Wisconsin 29

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 6 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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