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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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$63,791 Avg Salary

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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 the New England Region .

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . UMass Dartmouth is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of North Dartmouth.

Of the 36 students majoring in public policy at UMass Dartmouth, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in the New England Region . UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Women make up 91% of the public policy majors at the school.

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#3

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UVM is a large public school located in the small city of Burlington.

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 Salem State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Southern Maine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in the New England Region . Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

With a ranking of #6, Norwich University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Public Policy Colleges by State

Explore the best public policy colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 425
Connecticut 81
Rhode Island 66
New Hampshire 23
Maine 27
Vermont 8

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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