2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Delaware For Those Getting Aid

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 Delaware For Those Getting Aid” 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 Delaware, there were 42 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,664 and $43,750 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Delaware For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public administration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Delaware For Those Getting Aid.

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

#1

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

#1 in overall quality

$35,192 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Delaware For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Delaware is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

UD also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Delaware” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UD Public Administration Report

#2

Delaware State University

Dover, Delaware

#2 in overall quality

$11,726 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Delaware For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Delaware State University is located in Dover, Delaware and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

Del State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Delaware” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Del State are $11,726.

Read full report on Public Administration at Del State

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Middle Atlantic 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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