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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$11,634 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 Arizona with 519 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Arizona 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.

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 Arizona

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

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

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arizona. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.

ASU - Skysong did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 per year.

Grand Canyon University also made our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #4.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 5 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $13,460 per year.

University of Arizona did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

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Out of the 5 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

NAU graduate students pay an average of $11,555 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great value for public administration students working on their master’s degree. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

UOPX - Arizona graduate students pay an average of $16,153 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 862
Oklahoma 57
New Mexico 54

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 5 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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