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

4 Ranked Colleges
526 Degrees Awarded
$17,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master's in Arizona For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Arizona, there were 682 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 526 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Arizona (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 123 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UOPX - Arizona are $17,096.

Full University of Phoenix - Arizona Public Administration Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Read more about Public Administration at University of Arizona

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid list. ASU - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Skysong also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724.

Read more about Public Administration at ASU - Skysong

#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northern Arizona University is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NAU Public Administration Report

#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 266 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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