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2023 Best Value Other Public Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$30,504 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,344 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Public Administration School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, other public administration was ranked #206 in the country. In fact 295 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Other Public Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for other public admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Other Public Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for other public admin majors pursuing a .

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Other Public Administration

$18,857 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Springfield to be the best value school for other public administration students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIS are $18,857 per year.

Full Other Public Administration at University of Illinois at Springfield Report

#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great value for other public administration students. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Marquette are $45,766 a year.

Marquette excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Other Public Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#3

Judson University

Elgin, IL
$29,870 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Judson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Other Public Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Elgin, Judson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Judson undergraduate students pay an average of $29,870 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ball State are $27,524 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ball State also did well on our Best Other Public Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Other Public Administration at Ball State University

Best Other Public Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best other public administration schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Illinois 9
Indiana 10
Wisconsin 4

One of 5 majors within the area of study, other public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Other Public Admin

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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