2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia 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. 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 West Virginia For Those Getting Aid” 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 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration programs that also have a lower cost than 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 West Virginia For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in West Virginia (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. American Military University is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 89 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American Military University are $7,050.

Read more about Public Administration at American Public University System

#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 Getting Aid list. WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia State University landed the #3 spot on the list. West Virginia State University is located in Institute, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

WVSU also took the #3 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 WVSU are $19,555.

Read more about Public Administration at WVSU

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (With Aid)

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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