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Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$10,732 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,120 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Administration is the #102 most popular major in Tennessee with 107 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking.

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 Public Administration Graduate Certificate School

#1

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee State University the best value school in Tennessee for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.

Tennessee State University graduate students pay an average of $10,732 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 401
Virginia 602
North Carolina 469
Florida 1,032
Kentucky 123
South Carolina 88
Louisiana 121
Arkansas 186
Alabama 396
Mississippi 84
West Virginia 132

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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