2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 6,430 people earned a degree or certificate in public policy, making the major the #113 most popular in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Policy Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for public policy students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Park University the best value school in the United States for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Park University are $6,435 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
UND graduate students pay an average of $18,968 in tuition and fees each year.
UND also claimed a spot on our Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Salem State University is a great value for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Salem State are $10,477 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools list. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal U are $18,508 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 a year.
Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 per year.
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Norwich University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Norwich are $21,914 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Norwich also did well on our Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Northern Arizona University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public policy programs. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NAU are $20,125 a year.
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Public Policy Related Majors for Public Policy
Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Policy
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 58,326 |
| Public Administration | 16,905 |
| Human Services | 13,238 |
| 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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