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2023 Best Value Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$19,917 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,963 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Doctor's Degree School for You

Public Administration is the #23 most popular major in the country with 13,571 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Public Administration

Our analysis found California Baptist University to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Cal Baptist graduate students pay an average of $14,320 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of La Verne is a great value for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ULV are $14,520 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 per year.

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Best Public Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,533
Washington 287
Oregon 62
Nevada 78
Hawaii 41
Alaska 34

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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