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2023 Best Value Other Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$25,880 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Other Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Other Public Administration is the #206 most popular major in the country with 295 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Other Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for other public admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Other Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Other Public Administration Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Other Public Administration

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Other Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. UIS is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

UIS graduate students pay an average of $16,757 in tuition and fees each year. Other Public Admin majors at UIS take out an average of $23,758 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Other Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Portland State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value other public administration schools in the United States. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Portland State University are $24,009 a year.

Full Other Public Administration at Portland State University Report

#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great value for other public administration students working on their graduate certificate. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $37,956 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, GMU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Other Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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University of Central Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

UCF graduate students pay an average of $28,657 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate other public administration programs. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Suffolk are $39,813 per year.

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Other Public Administration by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Other Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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