2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public administration and social service was ranked 6th in Oregon. In fact, 423 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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.

The Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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.

Check out the public administration and social service graduate certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate School

#1

Portland State University

Portland, OR

10 Graduate Certificates

#7 in Quality in Oregon

$16,518 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Portland State University the best value school in Oregon for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Portland State University are $16,518 per year.

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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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.

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