2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Far Western US Region

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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 the Far Western US region, there were 2,629 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,459 and $36,682 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 2 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Far Western US Region

#1

California Baptist University

Riverside, California

#1 in overall quality

$14,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. Riverside, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Baptist University are $14,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at Cal Baptist

#2

University of La Verne

La Verne, California

#2 in overall quality

$14,526 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of La Verne landed the #2 spot on the list. La Verne, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

ULV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of La Verne are $14,526.

Read more about Public Administration at University of La Verne

#3

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 4 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at UW Seattle

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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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