2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Middle Atlantic Region
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,466 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,065 and $49,186 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree public admin students.
Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. WCUPA is a fairly large public school situated in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It awarded 15 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
WCUPA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Chester University of Pennsylvania are $16,758, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Albany. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Albany, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree public admin students list, UAlbany has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAlbany are $25,225, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - Newark. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers Newark, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - Newark are $32,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Baltimore landed the #4 spot on the list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
UB also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UB are $21,614, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 3 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree public admin students list, The American University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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New York University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 4 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
NYU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Syracuse University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.
Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714.
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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%.
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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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