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

6 Ranked Colleges
399 Degrees Awarded
$14,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master's in Minnesota

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Minnesota, there were 623 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,429 and $55,443 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 399 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in public administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Minnesota

#1

Walden University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walden University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota. Walden University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 210 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Walden University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716.

Read full report on Public Administration at Walden University

#2

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota. Hamline University is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our minnesota master’s degree public admin students list, Hamline has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hamline are $11,577.

Read full report on Public Administration at Hamline University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Minnesota State Mankato Public Administration Report

#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St. Cloud State University are $12,904.

Read more about Public Administration at St. Cloud State University

#5

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read more about Public Administration at UMN Twin Cities

#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Capella University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 92 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

Full Capella University Public Administration Report

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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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