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2023 Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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$63,791 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Policy is the #61 most popular major in the country with 3,737 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for public policy majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Policy

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Dallas to be the best school for public policy students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

Full Public Policy at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in the Southwest Region . NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

Full Public Policy at Northern Arizona University Report

Best Public Policy Colleges by State

Explore the best public policy schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 187
Arizona 55
Oklahoma 27
New Mexico 7

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

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 averages are for the top 2 schools 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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