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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

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$63,791 Avg Salary

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.

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 District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia 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.

Check out the public policy graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in public policy at The American University, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Read full report on Public Policy at American University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Full Public Policy at George Washington University Report

Best Public Policy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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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