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2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$17,735 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,791 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public policy was ranked #113 in the country. In fact 6,430 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Policy

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Park University the best value school in the Plains States Region 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.

Park University graduate students pay an average of $6,435 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Policy at Park University

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 2 spot on the list. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UND are $18,968 per year.

Read full report on Public Policy at University of North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 a year.

Read full report on Public Policy at Missouri State University - Springfield

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.

Read full report on Public Policy at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public policy students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

UMSL graduate students pay an average of $30,756 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Policy at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

Best Public Policy Colleges by State

Explore the best public policy colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 43
Minnesota 97
Kansas 1
Iowa 1
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 2

Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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