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2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
293 Degrees Awarded
$23,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master's in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

Across New Jersey, there were 356 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,690 and $44,050 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 For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree public admin students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $30-$48k) in New Jersey

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Teaneck, New Jersey, and it awarded 41 masters’s public admin degrees 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

#2

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - Newark. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k. Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 146 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers Newark also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers Newark are $32,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rutgers University - Newark Public Administration Report

#3

Rutgers University - Camden

Camden, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Camden. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Camden, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers Camden also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers Camden are $31,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rutgers University - Camden Public Administration Report

#4

Kean University

Union, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kean University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Union, New Jersey, and it awarded 34 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Kean also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kean University are $22,318, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at Kean University

#5

Rider University

Lawrenceville, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rider University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k. Rider is a small school located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey that handed out 15 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Rider also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rider University are $20,958, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rider Public Administration Report

#6

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey

Seton Hall University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Seton Hall is a medium-sized school located in South Orange, New Jersey that handed out 13 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Seton Hall not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 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 Seton Hall University are $25,172.

Full Seton Hall University Public Administration Report

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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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