Best Colleges for Post-baccalaureate Certificate
in Public Administration

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 7.6%

Annual cost

$81,300/yr

Grad earnings

$87,555

SAT avg

1,553

ACT mid

N/A

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Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 41.7%

Annual cost

$80,396/yr

Grad earnings

$79,164

SAT avg

1,351

ACT mid

30

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Seattle University

Seattle, Washington

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 76.1%

Annual cost

$68,633/yr

Grad earnings

$75,272

SAT avg

1,266

ACT mid

28

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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 77%

Annual cost

$29,013/yr

Grad earnings

$69,020

SAT avg

1,359

ACT mid

30

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North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, North Carolina

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 39.9%

Annual cost

$25,613/yr

Grad earnings

$68,758

SAT avg

1,380

ACT mid

30

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CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York, New York

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 38.6%

Annual cost

N/A

Grad earnings

$65,991

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 50.5%

Annual cost

$34,402/yr

Grad earnings

$65,337

SAT avg

1,318

ACT mid

N/A

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California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, California

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 47.1%

Annual cost

$20,310/yr

Grad earnings

$64,403

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 77.1%

Annual cost

$24,580/yr

Grad earnings

$63,552

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

23

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Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama

🏢 Private Open Admissions

Acceptance rate 100%

Annual cost

$18,002/yr

Grad earnings

$63,534

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

University Park, Pennsylvania

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 54.2%

Annual cost

$39,160/yr

Grad earnings

$63,435

SAT avg

1,316

ACT mid

N/A

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The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, Texas

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 81.3%

Annual cost

$25,265/yr

Grad earnings

$63,199

SAT avg

1,116

ACT mid

23

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Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

🏛 Public Reach

Acceptance rate 25.4%

Annual cost

$23,683/yr

Grad earnings

$61,675

SAT avg

1,323

ACT mid

28

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University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 39.5%

Annual cost

$22,819/yr

Grad earnings

$58,308

SAT avg

1,277

ACT mid

28

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University of Illinois Springfield

Springfield, Illinois

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 84.4%

Annual cost

$23,643/yr

Grad earnings

$57,103

SAT avg

1,118

ACT mid

24

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CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York, New York

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 57.2%

Annual cost

$13,712/yr

Grad earnings

$56,195

SAT avg

1,140

ACT mid

N/A

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University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 86.9%

Annual cost

$20,446/yr

Grad earnings

$53,909

SAT avg

1,120

ACT mid

22

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American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 96.9%

Annual cost

$55,463/yr

Grad earnings

$53,124

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 95.5%

Annual cost

$26,310/yr

Grad earnings

$52,131

SAT avg

980

ACT mid

23

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University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 79.3%

Annual cost

$21,381/yr

Grad earnings

$49,958

SAT avg

1,130

ACT mid

22

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South College

Knoxville, Tennessee

🏢 Private Open Admissions

Acceptance rate 100%

Annual cost

$30,181/yr

Grad earnings

$36,642

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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