2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $75-$110k) in Georgia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Georgia, there were 401 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,934 and $102,100 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in public administration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration programs and 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia doctor’s degree public admin students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $75-$110k) in Georgia

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 2 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UGA Public Administration Report

#2

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$18,682 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the #2 spot on the list. VSU is a fairly large public school situated in Valdosta, Georgia. It awarded 12 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Valdosta State University are $18,682, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Valdosta State University Public Administration Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $75-$110k)

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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