2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region
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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 the Southeast region, there were 3,557 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,345 and $43,969 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 65 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 13 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.
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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region.
Top 13 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 5 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
FAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 3 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Tennessee State University also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee State University are $20,860, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.
Jackson State also took the #13 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jackson State are $9,445, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the #5 spot on the list. VSU is a fairly large public school situated in Valdosta, Georgia. It awarded 12 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
VSU also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. Average graduate tuition and fees at Valdosta State University are $18,682, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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North Carolina State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
NC State also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Florida International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. FIU is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Florida State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Florida State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
UGA also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476.
Auburn University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Auburn University is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
VCU also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228.
University of Kentucky came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of Kentucky
With a ranking of #13, Old Dominion University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Old Dominion, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion University are $33,288, 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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