2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Arkansas (With Aid)

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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 Arkansas, there were 185 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,950 and $47,193 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 149 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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 Arkansas For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Arkansas (With Aid)

#1

Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Jonesboro, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$11,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$49,437 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 115 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

A-State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas State University - Main Campus are $11,586.

Read full report on Public Administration at A-State

#2

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$14,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$51,392 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 19 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA Little Rock, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA Little Rock are $14,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

#3

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

Magnolia, Arkansas

#3 in overall quality

$9,810 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public institution located in Magnolia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $9,810, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 2 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also took the #0 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121.

Read more about Public Administration at UARK

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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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