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2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$38,456 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,791 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Policy is the #24 most popular major in District of Columbia with 320 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named American University the best value school in District of Columbia for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The American University are $38,456 a year.

The American University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list.

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Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 330
New York 382
Maryland 263
New Jersey 285
Delaware 46

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public policy has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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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