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2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York

13 Ranked Colleges
1,673 Degrees Awarded
$27,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master's in New York

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 a Master’s in New York” ranking.

Public Administration is the 47th most popular major in the country with 17,269 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New York, there were 2,046 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,673 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in New York

#1

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#7 in overall quality

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 Master’s in New York list. UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 70 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

UAlbany not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Albany are $25,225, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at UAlbany

#2

Baruch College

New York, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baruch College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York. Baruch is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 195 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baruch, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’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 Baruch are $20,880.

Full Baruch Public Administration Report

#3

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marist College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York. Marist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Poughkeepsie, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 82 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Marist not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marist are $15,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at Marist

#4

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school situated in Vestal, New York. It awarded 77 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290.

Full Binghamton University Public Administration Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York list. John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 210 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree public admin students list, John Jay has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at John Jay College of Criminal Justice are $20,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full John Jay College of Criminal Justice Public Administration Report

#6

The College at Brockport

Brockport, New York
#11 in overall quality

The College at Brockport came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Brockport, New York, and it awarded 37 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Brockport, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The College at Brockport are $24,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at The College at Brockport

#7

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, LIU Post did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Located in Brookville, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 34 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

LIU Post not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at LIU Post

#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Cornell University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 76 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

Cornell also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cornell University Public Administration Report

#9

Alfred University

Alfred, New York
#12 in overall quality

Alfred University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York list. This small school is located in Alfred, New York, and it awarded 22 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alfred, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Alfred University are $24,783, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at Alfred

#10

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#13 in overall quality

The City College of New York came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. CCNY is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 13 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCNY, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’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 The City College of New York are $20,832.

Read full report on Public Administration at The City College of New York

#11

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

New York University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking, coming in at #11. NYU is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 244 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’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 New York University are $36,892.

Read full report on Public Administration at NYU

#12

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#3 in overall quality

Syracuse University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 138 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at Syracuse University

#2 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Columbia is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 458 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at Columbia

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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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