2023 Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You
Public Administration is the #23 most popular major in the country with 13,571 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for public admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Administration
Our 2023 rankings named Seattle University the best school in the Far Western US Region for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Eastern Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. EWU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.
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Portland State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public administration programs. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.
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Best Public Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 1,533 |
Washington | 287 |
Oregon | 62 |
Nevada | 78 |
Hawaii | 41 |
Alaska | 34 |
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Public Administration Related Rankings by Major
Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Social Work | 33,631 |
Public Policy | 3,737 |
Human Services | 1,277 |
Community Organization & Advocacy | 741 |
Other Public Administration | 295 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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