2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
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The Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Plains States 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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Wichita State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 58% of the public admin majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Dakota is a great place for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 17 students majoring in public admin at USD, 65% are male and 35% are female.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 53% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 47% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.
Women make up 46% of the public admin majors at the school.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
About 62% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 38% are male.
University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public administration programs. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Of the 3 students majoring in public admin at UMSL, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public administration programs. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.
Women make up 33% of the public admin majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #9, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.
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Kansas State 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 #9 on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
Of the 2 students majoring in public admin at K -State, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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Best Public Administration Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 314 |
| Minnesota | 496 |
| Iowa | 64 |
| Kansas | 130 |
| Nebraska | 108 |
| North Dakota | 15 |
| South Dakota | 37 |
Majors Related to Public Admin
One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 17 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).
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