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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges
$64,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 440 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois 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 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Springfield the most popular school in Illinois for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. UIS is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Women make up 18% of the public admin majors at the school.

Full Public Administration at University of Illinois at Springfield Report

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 33% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great place for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

Full Public Administration at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 263
Ohio 293
Indiana 449
Wisconsin 44

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 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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