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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Administration

7 Ranked Colleges
160 Degrees Awarded
$11,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 an Associate” ranking.

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

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 160 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 7 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Administration

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Hudson Valley Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. HVCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 7 associates’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

HVCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Hudson Valley Community College is $8,548 for Associate Degree Public Admin students.

Full HVCC Public Administration Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #2 spot on the list. IWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marion, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is $22,207 for Associate Degree Public Admin students.

Read more about Public Administration at IWU

#3

South Texas College

McAllen, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, South Texas College landed the #3 spot on the list. South Texas College is a public institution located in McAllen, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

South Texas College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $1,174 for Associate Degree Public Admin students per year to attend South Texas College.

Read full report on Public Administration at South Texas College

#4

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #4 spot on the list. San Antonio College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 8 associates’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree public admin students list, San Antonio College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,882 for Associate Degree Public Admin students.

Read more about Public Administration at San Antonio College

#5

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tyler Junior College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate. This fairly large school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 2 associates’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Tyler Junior College also made our “Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $9,277 for Associate Degree Public Admin students per year to attend Tyler Junior College.

Full Tyler Junior College Public Administration Report

#6

Medgar Evers College

Brooklyn, New York
#6 in overall quality

Medgar Evers College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate list. Medgar is a medium-sized school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 27 associates’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree public admin students list, Medgar has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Medgar Evers College is $5,507 for associate degree public admin students.

Read more about Public Administration at Medgar

#7

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii
#3 in overall quality

Hawaii Pacific University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Hawaii Pacific University is a small school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 3 associates’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Hawaii Pacific University also made our “Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $27,508 for Associate Degree Public Admin students per year to attend Hawaii Pacific University.

Read more about Public Administration at Hawaii Pacific University

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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