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2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
160 Degrees Awarded
$10,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 17,269 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 58th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,859 and had an average of $42,077 in loans still to pay off.

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

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $30-$48k)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hudson Valley Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 7 associates’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at HVCC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,690 for Associate Degree Public Admin students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend HVCC.

Full Hudson Valley Community College Public Administration Report

#2

South Texas College

McAllen, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Texas College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in McAllen, Texas, and it awarded 6 associates’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree public admin students whose families make $30-$48k list, South Texas College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $1,390 for associate degree public admin students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend South Texas College.

Read more about Public Administration at South Texas College

#3

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Antonio College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public admin degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also made our “Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $6,189 for associate degree public admin students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend San Antonio College.

Full San Antonio College Public Administration Report

#4

Medgar Evers College

Brooklyn, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Medgar Evers College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public admin degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

Medgar did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,404 for associate degree public admin students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Medgar Evers College.

Read more about Public Administration at Medgar Evers College

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #5 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 yearly cost to attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is $21,688 for Associate Degree Public Admin students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Public Administration at IWU

#6

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Tyler Junior College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tyler Junior College is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tyler Junior College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,737 for associate degree public admin students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Tyler Junior College.

Read full report on Public Administration at Tyler Junior College

#7

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii
#3 in overall quality

Hawaii Pacific University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

Hawaii Pacific University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $23,710 for associate degree public admin students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Hawaii Pacific University.

Read full report on 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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