2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Alaska

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Alaska” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 97,666 people earned their degree in public administration and social service, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States. 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 Alaska, there were 127 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,000 and $26,756 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 69 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,325 and $26,561 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Alaska” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration and social service. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public administration and social service programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public administration and social service program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Alaska” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Alaska

The colleges and universities below are the best for alaska master’s degree public administration & social service students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Alaska

#1

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$24,496 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Alaska Anchorage is located in Anchorage, Alaska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 masters’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

UAA also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAA are $24,496, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at UAA

#2

University of Alaska Southeast

Juneau, Alaska

#2 in overall quality

$25,017 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Southeast. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Alaska. University of Alaska Southeast is a small public school situated in Juneau, Alaska. It awarded 25 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAS, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAS are $25,017, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Alaska Southeast Public Administration & Social Service 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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