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2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$35,729 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

With 171 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #41 most popular major in Maryland.

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.

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 Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

Our analysis found Bowie State University to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maryland. Bowie State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bowie.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bowie State University are $10,256 per year.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.

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

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Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,639
Pennsylvania 462
New Jersey 369
District of Columbia 292
Delaware 29

Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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