2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 205 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #58 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for public policy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Policy

#1

California University of Pennsylvania

California, PA

8 Graduate Certificates

#21 in Quality in Pennsylvania

$12,919 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found California University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal U are $12,919 a year.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

4 Graduate Certificates

#2 in Quality in Pennsylvania

$42,932 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public policy schools in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UPenn are $42,932 a year.

UPenn also took the #2 spot in our Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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