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2023 Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$9,336 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,728 Avg Salary

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

Public Administration is the #17 most popular major in Indiana with 449 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Indiana to see which master'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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana

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

Top 10 Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - South Bend the best value school in Indiana for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the city of South Bend.

Indiana University - South Bend graduate students pay an average of $8,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Administration at Indiana University - South Bend Report

Out of the 10 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Northwest landed the # 2 spot on the list. IU Northwest is a small public school located in the small city of Gary.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IU Northwest are $8,270 a year.

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#3

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana State University is a great value for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Indiana State are $8,056 a year.

Read full report on Public Administration at Indiana State University

The excellent master’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Indiana. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

IU Bloomington graduate students pay an average of $11,329 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

Read full report on Public Administration at Indiana University - Bloomington

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern Indiana helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Indiana. USI is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USI are $10,384 per year.

Full Public Administration at University of Southern Indiana Report

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration programs. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IUPUI are $10,389 a year.

Read full report on Public Administration at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration programs. PFW is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at PFW are $6,552 per year.

Full Public Administration at Purdue University Fort Wayne Report

#8

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration programs. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

Ball State graduate students pay an average of $10,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ball State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

Full Public Administration at Ball State University Report

With a ranking of #9, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

IWU graduate students pay an average of $10,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Administration at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

#10

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #10, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Purdue University Global graduate students pay an average of $9,530 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Administration at Purdue University Global Report

Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 263
Illinois 440
Ohio 293
Wisconsin 44

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

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 10 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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