2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Montana
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You
With 5 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public policy is the #130 most popular major in Montana.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.
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 in Montana ranking.
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.
Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School
Our analysis found The University of Montana to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Montana. UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UM are $6,892 a year.
UM not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Montana list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 26 |
| Utah | 15 |
| Idaho | 0 |
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Majors Related to Public Policy
One of 5 majors within the area of study, public policy has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 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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