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Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 470 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #61 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

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

About 35% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 65% are male.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in Virginia. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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#3

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Regent University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Best Public Policy Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 87
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.

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 4 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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