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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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

In 2020-2021, 64 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #39 most popular major in the state.

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 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 Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Iowa 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.

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 Iowa

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 Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Administration

Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	314
Minnesota	496
Kansas	130
Nebraska	108
North Dakota	15
South Dakota	37

Public Administration Related Majors for Public Admin

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

Most Popular Related Majors

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).
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