2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public administration was ranked #59 in the country. In fact 16,905 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for public admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
FDU graduate students pay an average of $10,722 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Villanova graduate students pay an average of $21,199 in tuition and fees each year.
Villanova also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Bowie State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Bowie State University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bowie.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bowie State University are $15,407 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great value for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
Johns Hopkins graduate students pay an average of $61,202 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Johns Hopkins also is in the top 5% of our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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Buffalo State came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Buffalo State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Buffalo.
Buffalo State graduate students pay an average of $24,042 in tuition and fees each year.
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New York University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NYU are $38,206 a year.
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American University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The American University are $38,456 per year.
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University at Albany came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAlbany are $25,325 per year.
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Syracuse University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Syracuse graduate students pay an average of $42,954 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Public Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 483 |
| New York | 1,899 |
| Maryland | 254 |
| New Jersey | 403 |
| District of Columbia | 292 |
| Delaware | 29 |
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Public Administration Related Majors for Public Admin
Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Public Admin
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 58,326 |
| Human Services | 13,238 |
| Public Policy | 6,430 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 3,096 |
| Other Public Administration | 588 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 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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