2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in New York (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across New York, there were 2,046 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public administration program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in New York (With Aid)

#1

University at Albany

Albany, New York

#3 in overall quality

$25,225 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Albany, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

UAlbany also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UAlbany are $25,225.

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#2

New York University

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

#2 in overall quality

$41,714 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #3 spot on the list. Syracuse is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 3 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714.

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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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