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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 analysis found Syracuse University to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. 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.

Full Public Policy at Syracuse University Report

#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 small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school 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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Binghamton University is a great place for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized 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.

Full Public Policy at University at Albany Report

Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Public Policy at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#6

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Lehman College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Lehman is a large public school located in the city of Bronx.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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