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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

6 Ranked Colleges
815 Degrees Awarded
$32,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master's in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 District of Columbia, there were 921 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,280 and $54,733 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 815 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality
$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public administration and social service degrees to 182 students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality
$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 157 degrees to qualified masters’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in overall quality
$18,706 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Gallaudet University landed the #3 spot on the list. Gallaudet is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gallaudet, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet are $18,706, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
#6 in overall quality
$18,608 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the District of Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 16 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia also took the #6 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the District of Columbia are $18,608, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality
$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public administration and social service degrees to 217 students in 2019-2020.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality
$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Howard University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 60 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Howard, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224.

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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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