2023 Best Value Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

In 2020-2021, 263 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #30 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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.

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

Best Public Administration Doctor's Degree School

#1

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

4 Doctor's Degrees

#10 in Quality in Michigan

$17,807 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Western Michigan University the best value school in Michigan for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WMU are $17,807 a year.

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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).
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