2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You
Public Policy is the #61 most popular major in the country with 3,737 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
The Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for public policy 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the public policy graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Park University the best value school in the United States for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.
Park University graduate students pay an average of $6,435 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
UND graduate students pay an average of $18,968 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UND also is in the top 15% of our Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
Out of the 35 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salem State are $10,477 per year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at California University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public policy schools in the United States. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of California.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal U are $18,508 per year.
Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public policy students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.
With a ranking of #7, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Norwich University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Norwich are $21,914 a year.
Norwich also claimed a spot on our Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Northern Arizona University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public policy programs. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NAU are $20,125 per year.
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Public Policy Related Majors for Public Policy
Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 33,631 |
| Public Administration | 13,571 |
| 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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