2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You
Public Policy is the #113 most popular major in the country with 6,430 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for public policy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Policy
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the best value school in the Southeast Region for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public policy schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Tennessee State University are $22,836 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public policy schools in the Southeast Region . UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UK are $33,548 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great value for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $37,956 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, GMU is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $31,798 in tuition and fees each year.
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Explore the best public policy colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 87 |
| Virginia | 470 |
| North Carolina | 463 |
| Florida | 13 |
| Tennessee | 104 |
| Kentucky | 22 |
| South Carolina | 2 |
| Louisiana | 8 |
| Arkansas | 8 |
| Alabama | 9 |
| Mississippi | 51 |
| West Virginia | 23 |
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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 Related Majors
| 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 5 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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