2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You

With 320 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public policy is the #12 most popular major in District of Columbia.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School

#1

American University

Washington, DC

3 Graduate Certificates

#3 in Quality in District of Columbia

$38,456 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named American University the best value school in District of Columbia for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The American University are $38,456 per year.

The American University also took the #3 spot in our Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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