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2023 Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

4 Colleges
$63,791 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public policy was ranked #61 in the country. In fact 3,737 degrees and certificates were handed out 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. 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 Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Public Policy Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found California University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

About 63% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#2

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at SUNY Empire State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in public policy at SUNY Empire, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.

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Explore the most popular online public policy schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 104
Pennsylvania 205
Maryland 167
New Jersey 135
District of Columbia 320
Delaware 2

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Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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