2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public administration was ranked #23 in the country. In fact 13,571 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for public admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of Illinois at Springfield to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIS are $16,757 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.
Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Northwest. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Northwest is a small public school located in the small city of Gary.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU Northwest are $18,592 a year.
Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 4 spot on the list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
IUPUI graduate students pay an average of $26,529 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 a year.
Northwestern also made our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #1.
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Ball State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.
Ball State graduate students pay an average of $26,600 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ball State also did well on our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Public Administration at Ball State University
Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public administration programs. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.
IU Bloomington graduate students pay an average of $33,352 in tuition and fees each year.
IU Bloomington excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Eastern Michigan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public administration programs. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Michigan are $28,818 per year.
Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 per year.
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Wayne State 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wayne State are $38,667 per year.
Best Public Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 263 |
| Illinois | 440 |
| Ohio | 293 |
| Indiana | 449 |
| Wisconsin | 44 |
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Majors Related to Public Admin
One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 10 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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