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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$25,589 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,728 Avg Salary

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

With 171 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #41 most popular major in Maryland.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland

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

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Administration

Our 2023 rankings named Bowie State University the best value school in Maryland for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Bowie State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bowie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bowie State University are $10,256 a year.

Read full report on Public Administration at Bowie State University

#2

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 4 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Baltimore landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.

UB graduate students pay an average of $15,764 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Baltimore

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent master’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Johns Hopkins is ranked #1 for overall quality for public admin in Maryland.

Read full report on Public Administration at Johns Hopkins University

The excellent master’s degree programs at Strayer University - Maryland helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Maryland. Located in the suburb of Suitland, Strayer University - Maryland is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Strayer University - Maryland are $15,135 a year.

Full Public Administration at Strayer University - Maryland Report

Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,639
Pennsylvania 462
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 4 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).
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