2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You
With 862 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #18 most popular major in Texas.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Texas 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Texas
Check out the public admin graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Administration
Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 a year.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas rankings.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great value for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.
UT Arlington graduate students pay an average of $10,853 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 4 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UTSA are $9,479 a year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Dallas is a great value for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Dallas are $15,088 per year.
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Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Southwest Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 519 |
Oklahoma | 57 |
New Mexico | 54 |
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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 Majors Related to Public Admin
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
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