2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England 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 New England region, there were 890 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,343 and $42,391 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 786 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking looked at 16 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region.
Top 16 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anna Maria College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Anna Maria College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Paxton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 101 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Anna Maria did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Anna Maria are $10,530.
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Westfield State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Westfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
Westfield did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Westfield are $6,696.
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Haven landed the #3 spot on the list. West Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of New Haven, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Haven are $17,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwich University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Located in Northfield, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.
Norwich not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Norwich University are $20,264, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the #5 spot on the list. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree public admin students list, Post University has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Post University are $7,700.
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Northeastern University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.
Northeastern also took the #9 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
URI also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Albertus Magnus College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
Albertus Magnus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Albertus Magnus College are $21,304.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Vermont did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. University of Vermont is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UVM also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UVM are $33,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Connecticut ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 47 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Clark University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.
Clark also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clark are $47,730.
University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Boston, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Suffolk University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Suffolk University is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 34 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Suffolk not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Suffolk University are $40,238.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 20 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree public admin students list, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $24,938.
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Harvard University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Harvard is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 287 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654.
With a ranking of #16, Boston University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 9 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree public admin students list, Boston U has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.
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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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- *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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