2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $30-$48k) in West Virginia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Public Administration is the 58th most popular major in the country with 17,269 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 West Virginia, there were 120 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,350 and $49,580 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 120 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $30-$48k) in West Virginia

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$7,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$62,579 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. American Public University System is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 89 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American Public University System are $7,050.

Full American Military University Public Administration Report

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$33,281 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full West Virginia University Public Administration Report

#3

West Virginia State University

Institute, West Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$19,555 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Institute, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

WVSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVSU are $19,555, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at WVSU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $30-$48k)

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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