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2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Missouri

9 Ranked Colleges
897 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master's in Missouri

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Missouri, there were 1,826 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,128 and $30,791 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 897 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Missouri

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 172 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Public Administration & Social Service Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Missouri. Missouri State is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 97 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. Saint Charles, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public administration and social service degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Lindenwood University

#4

Park University

Parkville, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. Park University is located in Parkville, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 72 masters’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

Park University also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Park University are $6,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. University of Missouri - St Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 69 masters’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

UMSL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMSL are $30,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Saint Louis University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. SLU is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 82 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SLU Public Administration & Social Service Report

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 79 masters’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Webster University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. Webster is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster are $13,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Missouri ranking. WUSTL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 266 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.

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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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