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2023 Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

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Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You

With 320 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public policy is the #12 most popular major in District of Columbia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 1 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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The following school tops our list of the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named American University the best school in District of Columbia for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Policy at American University

Best Public Policy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Public Policy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 104
Pennsylvania 205
Maryland 167
New Jersey 135
Delaware 2

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

Majors Similar to Public Policy

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Administration 13,571
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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