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2023 Best Value Other Public Administration Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$56,118 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,640 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Public Administration School for You

With 40 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, other public administration is the #142 most popular major in Massachusetts.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Best Value Other Public Administration Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Massachusetts to see which programs offered the best value experiences for other public admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Other Public Administration Schools in Massachusetts

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

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Other Public Administration

#1

Suffolk University

Boston, MA
$41,648 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Suffolk University to be the best value school for other public administration students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Suffolk are $41,648 per year.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA
$59,816 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boston U are $59,816 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston U also did well on our Best Other Public Administration Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA
$63,000 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Other Public Administration Schools in Massachusetts list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

Tufts undergraduate students pay an average of $63,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Tufts also made our Best Other Public Administration Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #3.

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#4

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA
$60,006 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Other Public Administration Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Brandeis undergraduate students pay an average of $60,006 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Other Public Administration Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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Maine 0

Other Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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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