2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Southeast 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in the Southeast Region for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
Columbia Southern University graduate students pay an average of $4,035 in tuition and fees each year.
Columbia Southern University also claimed a spot on our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clemson are $23,246 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Clemson also is in the top 10% of our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Belhaven University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Belhaven are $10,980 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WKU are $18,340 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $20,743 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, ECU also did well on our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Troy University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public administration programs. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public school with a fairly large student population.
TROY graduate students pay an average of $17,100 in tuition and fees each year.
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North Carolina State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NC State are $29,690 a year.
NC State also claimed a spot on our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Virginia Tech ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 per year.
Virginia Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Tennessee State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tennessee State University are $22,836 per year.
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Request InformationBest Public Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 401 |
| Virginia | 602 |
| North Carolina | 469 |
| Florida | 1,032 |
| Tennessee | 107 |
| Kentucky | 123 |
| South Carolina | 88 |
| Louisiana | 121 |
| Arkansas | 186 |
| Alabama | 396 |
| Mississippi | 84 |
| West Virginia | 132 |
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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.
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 25 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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