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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$18,247 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,728 Avg Salary

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

Public Administration is the #18 most popular major in Vermont with 40 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Master's Degree Schools in Vermont to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Vermont 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. 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.

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

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

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

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

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Vermont the best value school in Vermont for public administration students working on their master’s degree. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Burlington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UVM are $14,580 per year.

Full Public Administration at University of Vermont Report

#2

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Norwich University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont list. Located in the town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Norwich graduate students pay an average of $21,914 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Norwich also took the #1 spot in our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont rankings.

Read full report on Public Administration at Norwich University

Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 509
Connecticut 135
Rhode Island 42
New Hampshire 23
Maine 0

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

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 2 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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