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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

3 Colleges
$64,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

With 171 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #41 most popular major in Maryland.

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.

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 Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maryland 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.

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in Maryland for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

About 77% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 23% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowie State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Bowie State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bowie.

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#3

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Baltimore helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in Maryland. Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Baltimore

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,639
Pennsylvania 462
New Jersey 369
District of Columbia 292
Delaware 29

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 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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