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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

8 Colleges
$63,791 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public policy was ranked #113 in the country. In fact 6,430 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Plains States 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 University of Missouri - St Louis the most popular school in the Plains States Region for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the public policy majors at the school.

Full Public Policy at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#3

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 3 spot on the list. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great place for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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#5

Park University

Parkville, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

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University of Missouri - Columbia 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. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Full Public Policy at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Public Policy Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 43
Minnesota 97
Kansas 1
Iowa 1
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 2

Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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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