2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in California

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Doctorate in California” 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 California, there were 1,888 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,265 and $36,406 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree public admin students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in California

#1

California Baptist University

Riverside, California

#1 in overall quality

$14,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Baptist University are $14,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of La Verne. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in California list. ULV is located in La Verne, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ULV, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ULV are $14,526.

Full University of La Verne Public Administration Report

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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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