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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Dallas the most popular school in the Southwest Region for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.

About 80% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Public Policy at The University of Texas at Dallas

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 67% are male.

Read full report on Public Policy at Arizona State University - Tempe

Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

About 33% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 67% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Policy at Arizona State University - Skysong

Best Public Policy Colleges by State

Explore the best public policy schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 305
Arizona 233
Oklahoma 28
New Mexico 7

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 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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