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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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$64,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Administration is the #20 most popular major in Virginia with 489 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Virginia 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

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the most popular school in Virginia for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in public admin at Virginia Tech, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in public admin at Liberty University, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 53% are male.

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Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the public admin majors at the school.

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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in public admin at GMU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#6

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the public admin majors at the school.

Full Public Administration at Old Dominion University Report

#7

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public administration programs. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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University of Management and Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public administration programs. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington.

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#7

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

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#7

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 638
Georgia 401
North Carolina 379
Tennessee 97
Kentucky 122
Louisiana 113
Alabama 378
South Carolina 88
Mississippi 84
Arkansas 172
West Virginia 132

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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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