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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Connecticut, there were 120 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 113 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” ranking analyzed 4 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.

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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The public admin school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut”.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Connecticut

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Connecticut Public Administration Report

#2

University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$17,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. Located in West Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

University of New Haven not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Haven are $17,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at University of New Haven

#3

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

$7,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the #3 spot on the list. Post University is located in Waterbury, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

Post University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Post University are $7,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Post University Public Administration Report

#4

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, Connecticut

#4 in overall quality

$21,304 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Albertus Magnus College landed the #4 spot on the list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Albertus Magnus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Albertus Magnus College are $21,304, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at Albertus Magnus

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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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