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2023 Most Popular Online Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

3 Colleges
$64,120 Avg Salary

Public Administration is the #23 most popular major in the country with 13,571 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Public Administration Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

About 77% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#2

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Excelsior College is a great place for public administration students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#3

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the # 3 spot on the list. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.

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Explore the most popular online public administration schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,639
Pennsylvania 462
Maryland 171
New Jersey 369
District of Columbia 292
Delaware 29

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

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 3 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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