2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 17,269 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 58th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,859 and had an average of $42,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 515 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,860 and $39,579 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration programs and 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 Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia doctor’s degree public admin students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at Virginia Tech

#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$33,288 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the #2 spot on the list. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Old Dominion also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at Old Dominion

#3

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

VCU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Virginia Commonwealth University Public Administration Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $0-$30k)

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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