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2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$12,245 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,888 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

Public Administration is the #18 most popular major in Florida with 638 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Florida ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Florida 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Florida

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

Top 10 Best Public Administration Schools

$6,118 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Florida Gulf Coast University the best value school in Florida for public administration students. FGCU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FGCU are $6,118 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, FGCU also did well on our Best Public Administration Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Public Administration at Florida Gulf Coast University

#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL
$4,879 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Florida Atlantic University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in Florida. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

FAU undergraduate students pay an average of $4,879 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Administration at Florida Atlantic University Report

$6,368 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCF are $6,368 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCF also is in the top 20% of our Best Public Administration Schools in Florida ranking.

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#4

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL
$5,964 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of North Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in Florida. UNF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNF are $5,964 a year.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of North Florida

#5

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL
$6,517 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great value for public administration students. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Florida State undergraduate students pay an average of $6,517 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Florida State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Public Administration Schools in Florida list.

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$6,565 Average Tuition & Fees

Florida International University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public administration programs. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FIU are $6,565 per year.

Full Public Administration at Florida International University Report

$6,410 Average Tuition & Fees

University of South Florida - Main Campus 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. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

USF Tampa undergraduate students pay an average of $6,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Administration at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report

#8

Barry University

Miami, FL
$31,540 Average Tuition & Fees

Barry University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public administration programs. Barry University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Barry University are $31,540 a year.

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#9

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL
$34,570 Average Tuition & Fees

Nova Southeastern University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public administration programs. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

NUS Florida undergraduate students pay an average of $34,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Administration at Nova Southeastern University

$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

Strayer University - Florida ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in Florida list. Strayer University - Florida is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Tampa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Strayer University - Florida are $13,515 a year.

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Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 489
Georgia 401
North Carolina 379
Tennessee 97
Kentucky 122
Louisiana 113
Alabama 378
South Carolina 88
Mississippi 84
Arkansas 172
West Virginia 132

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 10 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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