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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in New Jersey

6 Ranked Colleges
293 Degrees Awarded
$23,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master's in New Jersey

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Jersey, there were 356 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 293 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking, we looked at 6 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 146 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new jersey master’s degree public admin students list, Rutgers Newark has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - Newark are $32,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at Rutgers University - Newark

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. Located in Teaneck, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 41 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

FDU also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus are $10,656, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at FDU

#3

Kean University

Union, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kean University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. Kean is a fairly large public school situated in Union, New Jersey. It awarded 34 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Kean also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kean University are $22,318.

Full Kean Public Administration Report

#4

Rutgers University - Camden

Camden, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Camden. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. This medium-sized school is located in Camden, New Jersey, and it awarded 32 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers Camden did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers Camden are $31,338.

Full Rutgers University - Camden Public Administration Report

#5

Rider University

Lawrenceville, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rider University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

Rider not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rider are $20,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rider Public Administration Report

#6

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

Seton Hall University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in South Orange, New Jersey, and it awarded 13 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seton Hall, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall are $25,172.

Read more about Public Administration at Seton Hall

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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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