2023 Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 147 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #59 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
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 Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Kansas to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for public admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Administration
Our analysis found Kansas State University to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kansas. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $11,225 per year.
K -State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great value for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. WSU is a large public school located in the large city of Wichita.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSU are $7,252 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Kansas. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at KU are $11,045 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, KU is ranked #2 for overall quality for public admin in Kansas.
Request InformationBest Value Public Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 368 |
| Minnesota | 504 |
| Iowa | 114 |
| Nebraska | 110 |
| North Dakota | 24 |
| South Dakota | 37 |
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Public Administration Related Majors for Public Admin
Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
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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