2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 496 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a Minnesota 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota

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

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

#1

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, MN

1 Graduate Certificates

#2 in Quality in Minnesota

$9,308 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in Minnesota for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Minnesota State Mankato is ranked #2 for overall quality for public admin in Minnesota.

Full Public Administration at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

1 Graduate Certificates

#7 in Quality in Minnesota

$19,494 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $19,494 a year.

Full Public Administration at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

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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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