2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k

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Public Administration & Social Service is the 14th most popular major in the country with 97,666 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,142 and had an average of $32,304 in loans still to pay off.

Across Idaho, there were 586 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,300 and $25,044 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 350 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,676 and $37,720 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration and social service. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration and social service programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public administration and social service program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $0-$30k) in Idaho

#1

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$26,566 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k list. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public administration and social service degrees to 265 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boise State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State University are $26,566.

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#2

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

$26,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 25 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

ISU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Idaho State University are $26,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Northwest Nazarene University

Nampa, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$11,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Nazarene University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Nampa, Idaho, and it awarded 39 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

NNU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NNU are $11,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $0-$30k)

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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