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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$12,349 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,530 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Administration & Social Service is the #13 most popular major in Ohio with 3,030 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for public administration and social service students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public administration and social service majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public & Social Service

Our analysis found Ohio University - Athens Campus to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Ohio. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $9,720 per year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Ohio State graduate students pay an average of $12,425 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ohio State also made our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Ohio State University - Main Campus

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Ohio. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $14,902 per year.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 3,206
Michigan 3,411
Illinois 3,948
Wisconsin 1,299

Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 58,326
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Majors Similar to Public Administration & Social Service

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Legal Professions 61,055
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 University of the Fraser Valley.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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