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2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
526 Degrees Awarded
$17,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master's in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 17,269 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States.

Across Arizona, there were 682 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 526 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public administration programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public administration program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The 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 Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $0-$30k) in Arizona

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 28 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arizona Public Administration Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 123 students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UOPX - Arizona are $17,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at UOPX - Arizona

#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northern Arizona University is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489.

Read more about Public Administration at NAU

#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 266 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at Grand Canyon University

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724.

Full ASU - Skysong Public Administration Report

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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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