2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 13,571 people earned a degree or certificate in public administration, making the major the #23 most popular in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 75 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for public admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 15% Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.
Columbia Southern University graduate students pay an average of $4,035 in tuition and fees each year.
Columbia Southern University also claimed a spot on our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Minnesota State Mankato also is in the top 10% of our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.
USD graduate students pay an average of $12,768 in tuition and fees each year.
USD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
FDU graduate students pay an average of $10,722 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UND graduate students pay an average of $18,968 in tuition and fees each year.
UND excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of North Dakota
Seattle University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year.
Read full report on Public Administration at Seattle University
With a ranking of #9, Villanova University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Villanova graduate students pay an average of $21,199 in tuition and fees each year.
Villanova also claimed a spot on our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Read full report on Public Administration at Villanova University
Kansas State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at K -State are $23,949 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, K -State also did well on our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Public Administration at Kansas State University
West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. WCUPA is a large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 a year.
Full Public Administration at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great value schools for Public Administration graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 12 | Wichita State University | Wichita, KS |
| 13 | University of Illinois at Springfield | Springfield, IL |
| 14 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | Omaha, NE |
| 15 | California State University - Northridge | Northridge, CA |
Public Administration by Region
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Public Administration Related Majors for Public Admin
Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 33,631 |
| Public Policy | 3,737 |
| Human Services | 1,277 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 741 |
| Other Public Administration | 295 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
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