2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $48-$75k) in Oregon

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Public Administration is the 47th most popular major in the country with 17,269 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Oregon, there were 126 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 public administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon master’s degree public admin students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $48-$75k) in Oregon

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k list. Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

Portland State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Oregon is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

UO also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at University of Oregon

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $48-$75k)

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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