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2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
386 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master's in Indiana For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that 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 Indiana, there were 1,191 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 386 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,737 and $39,894 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for indiana master’s degree public admin students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $75-$110k) in Indiana

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Northwest. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $75-$110k list. IU Northwest is a public institution located in Gary, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Northwest did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Northwest are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at Indiana University - Northwest

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $75-$110k list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 174 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Indiana University - Bloomington Public Administration Report

#3

Indiana University - South Bend

South Bend, Indiana
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - South Bend. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $75-$110k list. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school situated in South Bend, Indiana. It awarded 7 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Indiana University - South Bend did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - South Bend are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at Indiana University - South Bend

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #4 spot on the list. IUPUI is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 44 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUPUI are $26,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

#5

University of Southern Indiana

Evansville, Indiana

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Indiana landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Southern Indiana is located in Evansville, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

USI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Indiana are $20,039, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at USI

#6

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana
#7 in overall quality

Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Purdue University Fort Wayne is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

PFW also took the #7 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at PFW are $14,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at PFW

#7

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Ball State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Ball State is a large school located in Muncie, Indiana that handed out 10 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ball State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State University are $26,204, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at Ball State

#8

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

Indiana State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $75-$110k list. Terre Haute, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Indiana State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana State University are $15,346, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Indiana State 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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