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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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$63,791 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You

With 104 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public policy is the #129 most popular major in New York.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New York 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Our analysis found Syracuse University to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

About 60% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#2

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means SUNY Empire State College is a great place for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 33% of the public policy majors at the school.

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#3

University at Albany

Albany, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University at Albany is a great place for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Albany.

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#3

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Public Policy at Columbia University in the City of New York

#6

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Lehman College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Lehman is a large public school located in the city of Bronx.

Read full report on Public Policy at Lehman College

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

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 6 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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