2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Southeast 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in the Southeast Region for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Columbia Southern University also is in the top 15% of our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Read full report on Public Administration at Columbia Southern University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
Read full report on Public Administration at Liberty University
Out of the 25 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Clemson graduate students pay an average of $23,246 in tuition and fees each year.
Clemson excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Read full report on Public Administration at Clemson University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belhaven University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Belhaven are $10,980 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WKU are $18,340 a year.
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East Carolina University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public administration programs. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ECU are $20,743 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, ECU also did well on our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Public Administration at East Carolina University
Troy University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. TROY is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Troy.
TROY graduate students pay an average of $17,100 in tuition and fees each year.
Virginia Tech landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public administration programs. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.
Virginia Tech also made our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #3.
North Carolina State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public administration programs. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $29,690 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NC State also is in the top 5% of our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Tennessee 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 Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tennessee State University are $22,836 per year.
Read full report on Public Administration at Tennessee State University
Best Public Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 489 |
| Florida | 638 |
| Georgia | 401 |
| North Carolina | 379 |
| Tennessee | 97 |
| Kentucky | 122 |
| Louisiana | 113 |
| Alabama | 378 |
| South Carolina | 88 |
| Mississippi | 84 |
| Arkansas | 172 |
| West Virginia | 132 |
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Public Administration Related Majors for Public Admin
Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Public Admin
| 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 25 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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