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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$9,841 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 Kansas. With 470 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

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 Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for public administration and social service 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 Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

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

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

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Kansas State University the best value school in Kansas for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $11,225 per year.

K -State also made our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSU are $7,252 per year.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at KU are $11,045 a year.

KU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 898
Minnesota 2,616
Iowa 290
North Dakota 91
Nebraska 215
South Dakota 67

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

Majors Similar to Public Administration & Social Service

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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