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

6 Ranked Colleges
293 Degrees Awarded
$23,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master's in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” 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 New Jersey, there were 356 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 293 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

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 New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in New Jersey (With Aid)

#1

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - Newark. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid. Rutgers University - Newark is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 146 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers Newark did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - Newark are $32,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rutgers University - Newark Public Administration Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Teaneck, New Jersey, and it awarded 41 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FDU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FDU are $10,656.

Read full report on Public Administration at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

#3

Rutgers University - Camden

Camden, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Camden. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. Rutgers University - Camden is a medium-sized public school situated in Camden, New Jersey. It awarded 32 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers Camden also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - Camden are $31,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rutgers University - Camden Public Administration Report

#4

Kean University

Union, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the #4 spot on the list. Kean is a fairly large public school situated in Union, New Jersey. It awarded 34 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Kean not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kean are $22,318, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Kean University Public Administration Report

#5

Rider University

Lawrenceville, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rider University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. It awarded 15 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rider, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rider University are $20,958, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at Rider University

#6

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

Seton Hall University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in South Orange, New Jersey, and it awarded 13 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Seton Hall not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall University are $25,172, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at Seton Hall

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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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