2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Alaska (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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

Across Alaska, there were 32 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,325 and $26,561 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for alaska master’s degree public admin students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Alaska (With Aid)

#1

University of Alaska Southeast

Juneau, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$25,017 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Southeast landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Juneau, Alaska, this small public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAS, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Southeast are $25,017, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Alaska Southeast Public Administration Report

#2

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

$24,496 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Anchorage. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid. University of Alaska Anchorage is a fairly large school located in Anchorage, Alaska that handed out 7 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UAA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAA are $24,496, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Alaska Anchorage

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (With Aid)

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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