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2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

33 Ranked Colleges
1,997 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

Public Administration is the 47th most popular major in the country with 17,269 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,629 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,997 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 33 colleges that offered a degree in public administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public administration programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#12 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Fresno State is a large public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 20 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Fresno State also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #12. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fresno State are $17,581.

Read full report on Public Administration at California State University - Fresno

#16 in overall quality

Out of the 33 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #2 spot on the list. CSUDH is a public institution located in Carson, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 75 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUDH also took the #16 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUDH are $17,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full California State University - Dominguez Hills Public Administration Report

Out of the 33 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot on the list. California State University - Los Angeles is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Los Angeles are $17,723, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full California State University - Los Angeles Public Administration Report

Out of the 33 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Southeast landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Alaska Southeast is a small public school situated in Juneau, Alaska. It awarded 25 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Southeast are $25,017, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UAS Public Administration Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 220 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at UW Seattle

#5 in overall quality

California State University - Northridge ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. CSUN is located in Northridge, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 226 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at California State University - Northridge

#7 in overall quality

California State University - Long Beach did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. CSULB is a large school located in Long Beach, California that handed out 125 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

CSULB also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Long Beach are $17,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at CSULB

#14 in overall quality

California State University - Fullerton landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Fullerton, California, and it awarded 21 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State Fullerton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State Fullerton are $17,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full California State University - Fullerton Public Administration Report

California State University - Stanislaus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. California State University - Stanislaus is a public institution located in Turlock, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Stan State are $18,540, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at California State University - Stanislaus

#10

California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino, California

With a ranking of #10, California State University - San Bernardino did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. CSUSB is located in San Bernardino, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 84 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - San Bernardino are $17,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at CSUSB

#13 in overall quality

University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #11. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree public admin students whose families make $75-$110k list, UNLV has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas are $21,962.

Full University of Nevada - Las Vegas Public Administration Report

#23 in overall quality

California State University - Bakersfield landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. California State University - Bakersfield is a fairly large school located in Bakersfield, California that handed out 38 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUB also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #23. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUB are $18,437, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at CSUB

California State University - Sacramento did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #13. California State University - Sacramento is located in Sacramento, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Sacramento are $18,356, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at California State University - Sacramento

#14

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#18 in overall quality

Portland State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

Portland State University also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #18. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784.

Read more about Public Administration at Portland State University

#15

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

With a ranking of #15, University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Alaska Anchorage is a fairly large school located in Anchorage, Alaska that handed out 7 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UAA also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UAA are $24,496.

Read more about Public Administration at UAA

#16

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#8 in overall quality

San Diego State University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. SDSU is a large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 46 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at San Diego State University

#17

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#21 in overall quality

Eastern Washington University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Cheney, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

EWU also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #21. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Washington University are $28,921.

Full EWU Public Administration Report

#18

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#22 in overall quality

San Francisco State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 41 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

SFSU also took the #22 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at San Francisco State University

#24 in overall quality

California State University - East Bay landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Hayward, California, this fairly large public school awarded 84 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree public admin students whose families make $75-$110k list, Cal State East Bay has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State East Bay are $17,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at Cal State East Bay

#19

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #19. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 8 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at UH Manoa

University of Nevada - Reno ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNR, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Nevada - Reno

#22

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#25 in overall quality

With a ranking of #22, San Jose State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. San Jose State is a public institution located in San Jose, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jose State also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #25. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at San Jose State University

With a ranking of #23, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Cal Poly Pomona is a large public school situated in Pomona, California. It awarded 12 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly Pomona are $18,377.

Read full report on Public Administration at Cal Poly Pomona

#24

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 175 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree public admin students whose families make $75-$110k list, USC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at USC

California State University - Chico ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Chico State is located in Chico, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

Chico State also took the #0 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chico State are $18,802, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at Chico State

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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%.

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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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