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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$16,651 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,728 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 135 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Connecticut 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.

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. 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.

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

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public admin majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

#1

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Post University the best value school in Connecticut for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

Post University graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UCONN graduate students pay an average of $20,325 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UCONN did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

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#3

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Albertus Magnus College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Albertus Magnus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

Albertus Magnus graduate students pay an average of $21,928 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 509
Rhode Island 42
New Hampshire 23
Maine 0
Vermont 40

Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Public Admin

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 3 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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