2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration School for You
Public Administration is the #23 most popular major in the country with 13,571 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
The Best Value Public Administration Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in the New England Region 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public admin majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Public Administration Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Anna Maria College the best value school in the New England Region for public administration students. Located in the rural area of Paxton, Anna Maria is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anna Maria are $40,208 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Westfield State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Westfield undergraduate students pay an average of $17,219 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 19 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Post University are $15,458 a year.
Out of the 19 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bridgewater State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Bridgewater State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,872 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 19 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Norwich are $44,020 a year.
Norwich also claimed a spot on our Best Public Administration Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
With a ranking of #6, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SNHU are $15,380 per year.
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Roger Williams University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public administration students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RWU are $37,355 per year.
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Harvard University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harvard are $55,587 per year.
Harvard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Public Administration Schools in the New England Region list.
With a ranking of #9, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeastern are $57,592 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Northeastern is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Administration Schools in the New England Region list.
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With a ranking of #10, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $13,392 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Administration Schools in the New England Region list.
Best Public Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 509 |
| Connecticut | 135 |
| Rhode Island | 42 |
| New Hampshire | 23 |
| Maine | 0 |
| Vermont | 40 |
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Public Administration Related Majors for Public Admin
Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 19 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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