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Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You

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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Policy program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 60% of the public policy majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 75% are male.

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Best Public Policy Colleges by State

Explore the best public policy colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 546
Washington 22
Oregon 47
Nevada 12
Alaska 0

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

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 averages are for the top 2 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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