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2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$10,480 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,983 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

With 171 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #41 most popular major in Maryland.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Administration Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value programs for public admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration Colleges.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Administration

$8,562 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Bowie State University the best value school in Maryland for public administration students. Bowie State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bowie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bowie State University are $8,562 a year.

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#2

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD
$9,364 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Baltimore. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UB are $9,364 per year.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
$58,720 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in Maryland list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Johns Hopkins undergraduate students pay an average of $58,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Johns Hopkins also made our Best Public Administration Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #1.

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$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Maryland is a great value for public administration students. Located in the suburb of Suitland, Strayer University - Maryland is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Strayer University - Maryland are $13,515 per year.

Full Public Administration at Strayer University - Maryland Report

Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,639
Pennsylvania 462
New Jersey 369
District of Columbia 292
Delaware 29

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 4 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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