2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 97 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #118 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Minnesota 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Policy

Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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

Public Policy Related Majors for Public Policy

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

Majors Similar 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 2 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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