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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Policy is the #36 most popular major in Massachusetts with 425 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth the most popular school in Massachusetts for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Salem State University is a great place for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.

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Best Public Policy Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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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