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2023 Best Value Other Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$35,483 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,530 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Public Administration Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 24 degrees and certificates were awarded to other public administration students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #191 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Other Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for other public admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Other Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Other Public Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Other Public Administration

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found San Diego State University to be the best value school for other public administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SDSU are $9,570 a year.

Full Other Public Administration at San Diego State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great value for other public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, USC is ranked #5 for overall quality for other public admin in California.

Read full report on Other Public Administration at University of Southern California

Best Value Other Public Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Other Public Administration Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 1

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

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 2 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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