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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

11 Ranked Colleges
396 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,466 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 396 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public administration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Baruch College

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baruch College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Baruch also took the #7 spot in our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baruch is $11,501 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Admin students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Baruch Public Administration Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, John Jay College of Criminal Justice landed the #2 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 67 students in 2019-2020.

John Jay also made our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $9,285 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree public admin students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Read more about Public Administration at John Jay

#3

Medgar Evers College

Brooklyn, New York
#12 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Medgar Evers College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

Medgar also made our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend Medgar Evers College is $12,871 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Admin students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Medgar Evers College Public Administration Report

#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $27,922 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree public admin students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Syracuse University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Syracuse Public Administration Report

#5

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown, Pennsylvania
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

Kutztown University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kutztown University is $25,639 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Admin students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Public Administration at Kutztown University

#6

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Ship is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

Ship not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is $25,289 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree public admin students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Public Administration at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

#7

Kean University

Union, New Jersey
#11 in overall quality

Kean University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Kean is a fairly large school located in Union, New Jersey that handed out 48 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Kean not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kean is $24,189 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Admin students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Kean University Public Administration Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Pitt also made our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Pitt is $28,358 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree public admin students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Public Administration at Pitt

#8 in overall quality

Metropolitan College of New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #9. Metropolitan College of New York is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 21 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

MCNY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.

Full MCNY Public Administration Report

#10

Saint Francis University

Loretto, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Saint Francis University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Loretto, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

Saint Francis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $31,419 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Admin students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Saint Francis.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Public Administration at Saint Francis

#11

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Villanova University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #11. Villanova University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Villanova did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Villanova is $34,607 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Admin students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Read more about Public Administration at Villanova

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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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