2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Nebraska

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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 Nebraska, there were 113 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,475 and $66,897 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 95 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,407 and $40,167 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska” ranking looked at 2 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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The public admin school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska”.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Nebraska

#1

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$16,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$59,124 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school awarded 63 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Nebraska at Omaha

#2

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$11,385 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,432 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

Bellevue University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385.

Read more about Public Administration at Bellevue University

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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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