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

10 Ranked Colleges
310 Degrees Awarded
$18,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master's in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” 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 Alabama, there were 370 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 310 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 10 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Alabama (With Aid)

#1

Troy University

Troy, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Troy University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school awarded 65 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

TROY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TROY are $16,156, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at Troy University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. USA is a public institution located in Mobile, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USA also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Alabama are $16,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at USA

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this large public school awarded 36 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

UAB also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UAB Public Administration Report

#4

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jacksonville State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid. Jacksonville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Jacksonville State University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jacksonville State University are $20,200, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Jacksonville State University Public Administration Report

#5

Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University at Montgomery. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. Auburn University at Montgomery is a medium-sized school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 13 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

AUM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University at Montgomery are $17,812.

Full Auburn University at Montgomery Public Administration Report

#6

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

Auburn University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 27 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Auburn Public Administration Report

#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

The University of Alabama ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940.

Read full report on Public Administration at UA

#8

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Columbia Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Orange Beach, Alabama, this fairly large private for-profit school awarded 126 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our alabama master’s degree public admin students with aid list, Columbia Southern University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia Southern University are $4,035.

Read full report on Public Administration at Columbia Southern University

#9

Strayer University - Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama
#9 in overall quality

Strayer University - Alabama landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this small private for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Strayer University - Alabama, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Strayer University - Alabama are $15,135.

Read full report on Public Administration at Strayer University - Alabama

#10

South University, Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama

South University, Montgomery ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 1 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our alabama master’s degree public admin students with aid list, South University, Montgomery has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South University, Montgomery are $16,320.

Full South University, Montgomery 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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