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2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$7,931 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 378 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a Alabama college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Alabama 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.

2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

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

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

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in Alabama 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.

Columbia Southern University graduate students pay an average of $4,035 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Columbia Southern University also made our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #2.

Full Public Administration at Columbia Southern University Report

Out of the 4 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the # 2 spot on the list. UAB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

UAB graduate students pay an average of $8,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UAB not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Alabama at Birmingham

#3

Troy University

Troy, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. TROY is a fairly large public school located in the town of Troy.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TROY are $8,550 a year.

Full Public Administration at Troy University Report

#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Out of the 4 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Auburn are $11,826 a year.

Auburn also made our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 489
Florida 638
Georgia 401
North Carolina 379
Tennessee 97
Kentucky 122
Louisiana 113
South Carolina 88
Mississippi 84
Arkansas 172
West Virginia 132

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 4 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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