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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$10,033 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,530 Avg Salary

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

Public Administration & Social Service is one of the most popular subjects to study in Indiana. With 1,347 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Indiana to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for public administration and social service 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

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

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public & Social Service

Our analysis found Indiana University - Northwest to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Indiana. Located in the city of Gary, IU Northwest is a public school with a small student population.

IU Northwest graduate students pay an average of $8,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Indiana. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

IUPUI graduate students pay an average of $10,389 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IU Bloomington are $11,329 a year.

IU Bloomington also made our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #3.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

#4

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Ball State graduate students pay an average of $10,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ball State is ranked #2 for overall quality for public administration and social service in Indiana.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,690
Ohio 1,347
Wisconsin 532
Michigan 1,815

Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Professions 45,189
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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