2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You
Public Administration is the #23 most popular major in the country with 13,571 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
The Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 Middle Atlantic 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 2023 rankings named Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FDU are $10,722 a year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Villanova University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . 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 made our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #5.
Out of the 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 per year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bowie State University is a great value for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Bowie State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bowie.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bowie State University are $15,407 a year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great value for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 a year.
Johns Hopkins also claimed a spot on our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Buffalo State ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Buffalo State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Buffalo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Buffalo State are $24,042 a year.
New York University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in tuition and fees each year.
American University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The American University graduate students pay an average of $38,456 in tuition and fees each year.
University at Albany ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAlbany are $25,325 per year.
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Syracuse University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Syracuse graduate students pay an average of $42,954 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Public Administration at Syracuse University
Best Public Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 1,639 |
| Pennsylvania | 462 |
| Maryland | 171 |
| New Jersey | 369 |
| District of Columbia | 292 |
| Delaware | 29 |
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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 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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