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Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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$63,791 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 382 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #126 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New York to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Syracuse University the most popular school in New York for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.

About 60% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#2

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Empire State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#3

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University at Albany

Albany, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University at Albany is a great place for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albany.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Lehman College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Lehman is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bronx.

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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
Pennsylvania 330
Maryland 263
New Jersey 285
District of Columbia 320
Delaware 46

Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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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