2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You
Public Administration is the #59 most popular major in the country with 16,905 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the New England 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.
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.
Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Administration
Our 2023 rankings named Norwich University the best value school in the New England Region for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Norwich are $21,914 per year.
Norwich excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.
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Out of the 3 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
SNHU graduate students pay an average of $19,470 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great value for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
UCONN graduate students pay an average of $42,237 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Public Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 510 |
| Connecticut | 135 |
| New Hampshire | 61 |
| Maine | 16 |
| Rhode Island | 55 |
| Vermont | 40 |
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Majors Related to Public Admin
One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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).
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