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Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

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2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$12,425 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Administration is the #32 most popular major in Ohio with 293 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the best value school in Ohio for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Ohio State graduate students pay an average of $12,425 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ohio State also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio rankings.

Read full report on Public Administration at Ohio State University - Main Campus

Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 263
Illinois 440
Indiana 449
Wisconsin 44

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

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 values are for the top school 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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