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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the New England Region 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.

Check out the public policy graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth the most popular school in the New England Region for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in public policy at UMass Dartmouth, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 91% of the public policy majors at the school.

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#3

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Vermont helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 60% of the public policy majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Policy at University of Vermont

Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Southern Maine is a great place for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

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#6

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Norwich University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

Read full report on Public Policy at Norwich University

Best Public Policy Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 544
Connecticut 153
New Hampshire 23
Maine 27
Rhode Island 154
Vermont 21

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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