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

3 Ranked Colleges
180 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master's in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Utah 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 Utah, there were 180 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 180 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 Utah For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Utah For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $48-$75k) in Utah

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. BYU is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 71 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at BYU

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 55 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at U of U

#3

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Utah University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Cedar City, Utah, and it awarded 54 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Utah University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Utah University are $24,548.

Full Southern Utah University 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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