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2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York

13 Ranked Colleges
1,673 Degrees Awarded
$27,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master's in New York

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 New York, there were 2,046 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,440 and $46,356 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,673 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree public admin students.

Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in New York

#1

University at Albany

Albany, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Albany. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York. UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 70 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

UAlbany not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Albany are $25,225, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at UAlbany

#2

Baruch College

New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baruch College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York. Baruch is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 195 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baruch, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baruch are $20,880, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Baruch Public Administration Report

#3

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marist College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York. Located in Poughkeepsie, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 82 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

Marist also took the #8 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marist are $15,400.

Full Marist Public Administration Report

#4

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the #4 spot on the list. Vestal, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 77 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree public admin students list, Binghamton University has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at Binghamton University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 210 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

John Jay did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at John Jay are $20,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full John Jay Public Administration Report

#6

The College at Brockport

Brockport, New York

The College at Brockport came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Brockport, New York, and it awarded 37 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Brockport, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The College at Brockport are $24,080, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at The College at Brockport

#7

LIU Post

Brookville, New York

LIU Post landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Brookville, New York. It awarded 34 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree public admin students list, LIU Post has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full LIU Post Public Administration Report

#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

Cornell University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 76 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at Cornell University

#9

Alfred University

Alfred, New York

With a ranking of #9, Alfred University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Alfred, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

Alfred also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #12. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Alfred University are $24,783.

Read full report on Public Administration at Alfred

#10

The City College of New York

New York, New York

The City College of New York landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. CCNY is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree public admin students list, CCNY has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The City College of New York are $20,832, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at CCNY

#11

New York University

New York, New York

With a ranking of #11, New York University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York list. New York University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 244 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at New York University

#12

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

Syracuse University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 138 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at Syracuse

Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New York list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 458 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194.

Read full report on Public Administration at Columbia University in the City of New York

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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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