2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Public Administration (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Public Administration is the 253rd most popular major in the country with 821 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, other public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $50,583 and had an average of $32,856 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 28 other public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,000 and $85,737 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 other public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other public administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other public administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other public administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The other public admin school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Public Administration (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 7 masters’s other public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Other Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Public Administration at Washington University in St Louis

#2

Missouri State University - Springfield

Springfield, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$12,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,856 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s other public admin students in 2019-2020.

Missouri State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Public Administration at Missouri State University - Springfield

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Public Administration (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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