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2023 Most Popular Online Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

3 Colleges
$64,120 Avg Salary

Public Administration is the #20 most popular major in Virginia with 489 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online public admin graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Virginia.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in public admin at Liberty University, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in Virginia. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 53% are male.

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Out of the 3 online programs at schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Management and Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 638
Georgia 401
North Carolina 379
Tennessee 97
Kentucky 122
Louisiana 113
Alabama 378
South Carolina 88
Mississippi 84
Arkansas 172
West Virginia 132

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

Majors Similar to Public Admin

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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