2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration School for You
Public Administration is the #20 most popular major in Virginia with 489 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Virginia 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Virginia
Check out the public admin programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Administration
Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best value school in Virginia for public administration students. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $14,174 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Virginia Tech also took the #3 spot in our Best Public Administration Schools in Virginia rankings.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means James Madison University is a great value for public administration students. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
JMU undergraduate students pay an average of $12,638 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
JMU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Public Administration Schools in Virginia list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great value for public administration students. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Virginia are $19,785 a year.
University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Public Administration Schools in Virginia list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
GMU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,119 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, GMU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Administration Schools in Virginia list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for public administration students. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Liberty University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Old Dominion University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public administration programs. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Old Dominion are $10,800 per year.
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at VCU are $15,028 a year.
Regent University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in Virginia list. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Regent are $18,820 per year.
Strayer University - Virginia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Schools in Virginia ranking. Strayer University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Strayer University - Virginia 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 |
|---|---|
| Florida | 638 |
| Georgia | 401 |
| North Carolina | 379 |
| Tennessee | 97 |
| Kentucky | 122 |
| Louisiana | 113 |
| Alabama | 378 |
| South Carolina | 88 |
| Mississippi | 84 |
| Arkansas | 172 |
| West Virginia | 132 |
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Majors Related to Public Admin
One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar 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 9 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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