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2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
303 Degrees Awarded
$20,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master's in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Ohio For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Ohio, there were 459 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,714 and $30,387 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 303 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Ohio (With Aid)

#1

Franklin University

Columbus, Ohio

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Franklin University landed the #1 spot on the list. Franklin University is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

Franklin University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Franklin University are $16,080.

Read full report on Public Administration at Franklin University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 86 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ohio State Public Administration Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. Wright State University - Main Campus is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

Wright State University - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wright State University - Main Campus Public Administration Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Kent State University at Kent Public Administration Report

#5

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 23 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at Cleveland State University

With a ranking of #6, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 17 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

BGSU also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus are $15,823, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Akron Main Campus, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Public Administration Report

Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. OHIO Athens is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 68 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712.

Read full report on Public Administration at Ohio University - Athens Campus

#9

University of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio
#2 in overall quality

University of Dayton landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid ranking. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 16 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UDayton also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Dayton are $17,780.

Read more about Public Administration at University of Dayton

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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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