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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

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$64,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 287 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Washington ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Washington 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.

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

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Seattle University the most popular school in Washington for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

About 50% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Public Administration at Seattle University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Washington University is a great place for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. EWU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

Full Public Administration at Eastern Washington University Report

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

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

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 2 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).
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