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

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 Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” 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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree public admin students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in New Jersey (With Aid)

#1

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 146 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers Newark not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers Newark are $32,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rutgers University - Newark Public Administration Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Teaneck, New Jersey. It awarded 41 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new jersey master’s degree public admin students with aid list, FDU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FDU are $10,656, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at FDU

#3

Rutgers University - Camden

Camden, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - Camden. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid. Located in Camden, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 32 degrees 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers Camden are $31,338.

Read more about Public Administration at Rutgers Camden

#4

Kean University

Union, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kean University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. Union, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kean, the school also landed 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

#5

Rider University

Lawrenceville, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rider University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. Lawrenceville, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Rider also took the #6 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rider 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid ranking. Seton Hall University is located in South Orange, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new jersey master’s degree public admin students with aid list, Seton Hall has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. 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.

Read full report on Public Administration at Seton Hall University

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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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