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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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$64,120 Avg Salary

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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England Region 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 Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

About 27% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 73% are male.

Full Public Administration at Southern New Hampshire University Report

Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Norwich University is a great place for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

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#5

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Framingham State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Framingham, Framingham State is a public school with a small student population.

Full Public Administration at Framingham State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

#5

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Fitchburg State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in the New England Region . Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fitchburg.

Read full report on Public Administration at Fitchburg State University

#5

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Roger Williams University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Public Administration at Roger Williams University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

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Best Public Administration Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 509
Connecticut 135
Rhode Island 42
New Hampshire 23
Maine 0
Vermont 40

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 10 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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