2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania
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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 Pennsylvania, there were 454 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,978 and $48,486 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 325 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public administration programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania.
Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Pennsylvania
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 Master’s in Pennsylvania list. West Chester, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.
WCUPA also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at WCUPA are $16,758, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Villanova University is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 76 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Villanova also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova are $20,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 74 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Pitt also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kutztown University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania are $16,300.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Ship not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania are $16,830, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #6, Marywood University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Marywood University is a small school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Marywood also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marywood are $11,438, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Gannon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Erie, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Gannon also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gannon University are $20,660, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Pennsylvania landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking. UPenn is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 62 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UPenn also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Strayer University - Pennsylvania landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking. Strayer University - Pennsylvania is located in Trevose, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Strayer University - Pennsylvania not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Strayer University - Pennsylvania are $15,135, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Carnegie Mellon University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 23 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Carnegie Mellon also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, 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%.
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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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