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2023 Best Value Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$30,998 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. 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 Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for public admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Middle Atlantic Region

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Public Administration

Our analysis found West Chester University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

WCUPA graduate students pay an average of $16,758 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, WCUPA is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#2

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Baltimore helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public college with a small student population.

UB graduate students pay an average of $22,100 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Administration at University of Baltimore Report

#3

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York University is a great value for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NYU are $38,206 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, NYU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Public Administration at New York University Report

#4

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The American University are $38,456 a year.

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#5

University at Albany

Albany, NY

Out of the 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAlbany are $25,325 per year.

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Rutgers University - Newark ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers Newark is a large public school located in the large city of Newark.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers Newark are $33,186 per year.

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#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Syracuse are $42,954 a year.

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Best Public Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,639
Pennsylvania 462
Maryland 171
New Jersey 369
District of Columbia 292
Delaware 29

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 7 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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