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2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
273 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master's in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 17,269 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 276 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 273 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 public administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The public admin school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree public admin students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Georgetown Public Administration Report

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 71 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

GWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full George Washington University Public Administration Report

#3

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. The American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 163 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at The American University

#4

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 16 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the District of Columbia are $18,608, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of the District of Columbia Public Administration Report

#5

Strayer University - Global Region

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Global Region. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 15 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Strayer University - Global Region did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Strayer University - Global Region are $15,135, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at Strayer University - Global Region

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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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