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2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$6,858 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,791 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Policy is the #98 most popular major in Missouri with 35 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Missouri 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.

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 Missouri

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

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

Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Missouri. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $6,858 per year.

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#2

Park University

Parkville, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Park University are $6,435 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public policy schools in Missouri. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMSL are $12,528 per year.

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Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 91
Iowa 1
Kansas 1
North Dakota 2

Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Public Policy

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 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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