2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 440 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois 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.

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 Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

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

#1

University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield, IL

11 Graduate Certificates

#14 in Quality in Illinois

$11,111 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Illinois. UIS is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIS are $11,111 per year.

Full Public Administration at University of Illinois at Springfield Report

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

6 Graduate Certificates

#1 in Quality in Illinois

$56,567 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northwestern is ranked #1 for overall quality for public admin in Illinois.

Read full report on Public Administration at Northwestern University

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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).
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