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2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
399 Degrees Awarded
$15,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master's in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in Minnesota 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 Minnesota, there were 623 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 399 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota master’s degree public admin students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Minnesota (With Aid)

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 15 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at Minnesota State Mankato

#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid list. St. Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St. Cloud State University are $12,904.

Read more about Public Administration at St. Cloud State University

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #3 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 21 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Public Administration Report

#4

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Metro State is a public institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Metro State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Metro State are $17,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at Metropolitan State University

#5

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the #5 spot on the list. Hamline University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 39 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hamline not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hamline are $11,577, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at Hamline

#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

Capella University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 92 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at Capella University

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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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