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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California

4 Colleges
$64,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Administration is the #17 most popular major in California with 1,533 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Administration program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found California State University - Long Beach to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. 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.

Read full report on Public Administration at California State University - Long Beach

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at California State University - Northridge helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in California. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.

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

Read full report on Public Administration at California State University - Northridge

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a great place for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. 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.

Read full report on Public Administration at Golden Gate University - San Francisco

#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great place for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Public Administration at Brandman University

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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 4 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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