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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

41 Colleges
$23,730 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,728 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Master'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.

The Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the public admin master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FDU are $10,722 a year.

Read full report on Public Administration at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Madison.

FDU graduate students pay an average of $10,722 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Administration at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus

#3

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Marywood University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Marywood graduate students pay an average of $11,438 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Administration at Marywood University Report

#4

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marist College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marist are $15,760 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delaware State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Del State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Dover.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Del State are $11,726 per year.

Full Public Administration at Delaware State University Report

#6

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

With a ranking of #6, Villanova University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.

Villanova also claimed a spot on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Public Administration at Villanova University

With a ranking of #7, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. WCUPA is a large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 per year.

Full Public Administration at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

With a ranking of #8, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Ship is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Shippensburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ship are $16,830 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Delaware did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.

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

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Bowie State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration programs. Bowie State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bowie.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bowie State University are $15,407 per year.

Read full report on Public Administration at Bowie State University

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 25 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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