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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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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. 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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Arlington the most popular school in the Southwest Region for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 64% of the public admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Administration at The University of Texas at Arlington

Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

Of the 24 students majoring in public admin at UT Dallas, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 13% are male.

Full Public Administration at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

Of the 20 students majoring in public admin at Texas A&M College Station, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Read full report on Public Administration at Texas A&M University - College Station

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Administration at University of Central Oklahoma Report

Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Public Administration at Arizona State University - Tempe

#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public administration programs. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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Best Public Administration Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 862
Arizona 519
Oklahoma 57
New Mexico 54

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 7 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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