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2022 Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s

11 Ranked Colleges
307 Degrees Awarded
$20,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 821 people earned their degree in other public administration, making the major the 253rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, other public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $50,583 and had an average of $32,856 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 307 other public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other public administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other public administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other public administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree other public admin students.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Public Administration

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland Global Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s. University of Maryland Global Campus is a large public school situated in Adelphi, Maryland. It awarded 10 bachelors’s other public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree other public admin students list, UMGC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Other Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMGC is $14,288 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Public Admin students.

Read more about Other Public Administration at UMGC

#2

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 28 bachelors’s other public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree other public admin students list, NLU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Other Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,957 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Public Admin students per year to attend NLU.

Read more about Other Public Administration at National Louis University

#3

College of Coastal Georgia

Brunswick, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Coastal Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s list. College of Coastal Georgia is a small school located in Brunswick, Georgia that handed out 7 bachelors’s other public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

CCGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Other Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for CCGA is $12,990 for bachelor’s degree other public admin students.

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#4

Troy University

Troy, Alabama

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the #4 spot on the list. Troy University is located in Troy, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 90 bachelors’s other public admin degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree other public admin students list, TROY has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Other Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Troy University is $14,285 for bachelor’s degree other public admin students.

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#5

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trevecca Nazarene University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other public admin students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree other public admin students list, TNU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Other Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,499 for bachelor’s degree other public admin students per year to attend TNU.

Read more about Other Public Administration at TNU

#6 in overall quality

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s other public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree other public admin students list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Other Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,358 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Public Admin students per year to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Public Administration at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#7

Geneva College

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Geneva College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Geneva is a private not-for-profit institution located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree other public admin students list, Geneva has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Other Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Geneva is $19,778 for bachelor’s degree other public admin students.

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#8

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey

Rutgers University - Newark ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 114 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other public admin students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers Newark did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rutgers Newark is $14,109 for bachelor’s degree other public admin students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Rutgers Newark Other Public Administration Report

#9

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
#3 in overall quality

Seattle University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Seattle University is a medium-sized school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 2 bachelors’s other public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree other public admin students list, Seattle U has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $34,802 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Public Admin students per year to attend Seattle University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Other Public Administration at Seattle U

#10

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Northeastern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other public admin degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $31,093 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Public Admin students per year to attend Northeastern.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Other Public Administration at Northeastern

#11

New York University

New York, New York

With a ranking of #11, New York University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other public admin degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for NYU is $39,772 for bachelor’s degree other public admin students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full NYU Other Public Administration Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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