2023 Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration Master's Degree School for You
Public Administration is the #20 most popular major in Virginia with 489 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Virginia 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.
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2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public admin majors pursuing a master's degree.
Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Administration
Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the best value school in Virginia for public administration students working on their master’s degree. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
JMU graduate students pay an average of $12,514 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, JMU is ranked #5 for overall quality for public admin in Virginia.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $16,522 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Virginia Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
GMU graduate students pay an average of $16,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great value for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $13,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.
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Regent University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regent are $17,190 per year.
Read full report on Public Administration at Regent University
With a ranking of #8, Strayer University - Virginia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Strayer University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Strayer University - Virginia are $15,135 a year.
Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Florida | 638 |
| Georgia | 401 |
| North Carolina | 379 |
| Tennessee | 97 |
| Kentucky | 122 |
| Louisiana | 113 |
| Alabama | 378 |
| South Carolina | 88 |
| Mississippi | 84 |
| Arkansas | 172 |
| West Virginia | 132 |
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Majors Related to Public Admin
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 8 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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