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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$11,454 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,728 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 496 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #19 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota

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

Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Minnesota. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Administration at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at St. Cloud State University are $9,192 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Metro State are $10,237 a year.

Read full report on Public Administration at Metropolitan State University

#4

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Hamline University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Minnesota. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Hamline are $10,402 a year.

Read full report on Public Administration at Hamline University

Out of the 7 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $19,494 a year.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Capella University are $14,784 a year.

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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
Iowa 64
Kansas 130
Nebraska 108
North Dakota 15
South Dakota 37

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

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 7 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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