2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You
With 396 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #37 most popular major in Alabama.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
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 Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Alabama 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.
Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Administration
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in Alabama for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.
Columbia Southern University graduate students pay an average of $4,035 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Columbia Southern University is ranked #2 for overall quality for public admin in Alabama.
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Out of the 4 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the # 2 spot on the list. UAB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAB are $8,100 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UAB is ranked #5 for overall quality for public admin in Alabama.
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Out of the 4 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the # 3 spot on the list. TROY is a large public school located in the remote town of Troy.
TROY graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Alabama. Auburn is a very large public school located in the small city of Auburn.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Auburn are $11,826 per year.
Auburn also made our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #1.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 401 |
| Virginia | 602 |
| North Carolina | 469 |
| Florida | 1,032 |
| Tennessee | 107 |
| Kentucky | 123 |
| South Carolina | 88 |
| Louisiana | 121 |
| Arkansas | 186 |
| Mississippi | 84 |
| West Virginia | 132 |
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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 4 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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