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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Florida” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Florida, there were 981 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,625 and $35,310 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,671 and $120,169 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Florida” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Florida

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Florida

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at Florida State

#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$18,482 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Florida. FAU is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 2 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

FAU also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Atlantic University are $18,482.

Full FAU Public Administration Report

#3

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$24,211 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #3 spot on the list. Miami, Florida 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.

FIU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211.

Read full report on Public Administration at FIU

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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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