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Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular 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 8 schools in the Far Western US 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 Administration program at each school on the list.

Check out the public admin graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 24% are male.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 2 spot on the list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Of the 23 students majoring in public admin at CSUN, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a great place for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in public admin at UNLV, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#4

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Portland State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in the Far Western US Region . Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

Women make up 20% of the public admin majors at the school.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Eastern Washington University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

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Best Public Administration Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 1,533
Washington 287
Oregon 62
Nevada 78
Hawaii 41
Alaska 34

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 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.

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