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

9 Ranked Colleges
247 Degrees Awarded
$17,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master's in Missouri 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 Missouri 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 Missouri, there were 328 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,717 and $37,902 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 247 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public administration program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

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

#1

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 8 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UMSL also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - St Louis are $30,154.

Read more about Public Administration at University of Missouri - St Louis

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 70 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri master’s degree public admin students with aid list, Mizzou has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid. Southeast Missouri State University is a fairly large school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 10 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeast Missouri State University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southeast Missouri State University are $10,792.

Read more about Public Administration at Southeast Missouri State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 28 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Missouri - Kansas City Public Administration Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. Missouri State is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 58 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at Missouri State University - Springfield

#6

Park University

Parkville, Missouri

With a ranking of #6, Park University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. Park University is located in Parkville, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

Park University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Park University are $6,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at Park University

#7

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri

With a ranking of #7, Lindenwood University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 13 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550.

Read more about Public Administration at Lindenwood University

#8

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Webster University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Webster, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid ranking. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 1 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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