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2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,841 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 130 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #19 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. 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 Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Kansas 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 Kansas

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

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

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our analysis found Kansas State University to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kansas. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $11,225 per year.

K -State also made our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #3.

Full Public Administration at Kansas State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great value for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. WSU is a large public school located in the city of Wichita.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WSU are $7,252 a year.

Full Public Administration at Wichita State University Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

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

KU graduate students pay an average of $11,045 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

KU also took the #2 spot in our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas rankings.

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Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 314
Minnesota 496
Iowa 64
Nebraska 108
North Dakota 15
South Dakota 37

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 3 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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