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Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

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2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$38,456 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

With 292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #26 most popular major in District of Columbia.

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.

The Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in District of Columbia. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The American University are $38,456 a year.

The American University also took the #3 spot in our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

Full Public Administration at American University Report

Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 483
New York 1,899
Maryland 254
New Jersey 403
Delaware 29

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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).
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