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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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$63,791 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Policy is the #61 most popular major in the country with 3,737 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region .

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Dallas to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.

Women make up 80% of the public policy majors at the school.

Full Public Policy at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Policy at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

Best Public Policy Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 187
Arizona 55
Oklahoma 27
New Mexico 7

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public policy has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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