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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 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 Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southeast 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.

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

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Women make up 35% of the public policy majors at the school.

Full Public Policy at Liberty University Report

#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

About 62% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full Public Policy at University of Kentucky Report

#3

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 18% are male.

Full Public Policy at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in the Southeast Region . Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Read full report on Public Policy at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 10 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 5 spot on the list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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#7

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Policy at Clemson University Report

#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public policy students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Read full report on Public Policy at Virginia Tech

#7

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

With a ranking of #7, Regent University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Policy at Regent University

With a ranking of #7, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

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Best Public Policy Colleges by State

Explore the best public policy colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 87
Virginia 470
North Carolina 463
Florida 13
Tennessee 104
Kentucky 22
South Carolina 2
Louisiana 8
Arkansas 8
Alabama 9
Mississippi 51
West Virginia 23

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public policy has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 10 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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