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2023 Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

4 Colleges
$64,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Administration is the #18 most popular major in Florida with 638 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

Check out the public admin graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Florida Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Administration

Our 2023 rankings named Florida Gulf Coast University the best school in Florida for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. FGCU is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.

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Out of the 4 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

Out of the 4 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNF is a large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

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Out of the 4 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 489
Georgia 401
North Carolina 379
Tennessee 97
Kentucky 122
Louisiana 113
Alabama 378
South Carolina 88
Mississippi 84
Arkansas 172
West Virginia 132

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 4 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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