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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$19,121 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 Michigan. With 1,815 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Michigan 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Our analysis found Central Michigan University to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Michigan. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

U-M graduate students pay an average of $25,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

U-M also made our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #2.

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Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Michigan are $16,672 per year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Eastern Michigan University Report

#4

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madonna University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Livonia.

Madonna graduate students pay an average of $16,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $18,937 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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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 Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 5 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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