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2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

11 Ranked Colleges
306 Degrees Awarded
$26,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master's in Michigan 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. 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 Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Public Administration is the 58th most popular major in the country with 17,269 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Michigan, there were 448 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,570 and $39,017 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 306 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 11 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $0-$30k) in Michigan

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 3 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree public admin students whose families make $0-$30k list, U-M has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full U-M Public Administration Report

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 93 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at Central Michigan University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Flint. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k. UM Flint is located in Flint, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

UM Flint also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Flint are $18,202.

Read full report on Public Administration at UM Flint

#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree public admin students whose families make $0-$30k list, Oakland has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland University are $24,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at Oakland

#5

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Allendale, Michigan, this large public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree public admin students whose families make $0-$30k list, GVSU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Valley State University are $17,448.

Full GVSU Public Administration Report

University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Michigan - Dearborn

#7

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, Michigan

Saginaw Valley State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in University Center, Michigan, and it awarded 10 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Saginaw Valley State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saginaw Valley State University are $28,780, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at Saginaw Valley State University

#8

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. WMU is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 35 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WMU Public Administration Report

#9

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan

Northern Michigan University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Marquette, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree public admin students whose families make $0-$30k list, Northern Michigan University has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Michigan University are $13,660, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at Northern Michigan University

#10

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215.

Read more about Public Administration at Wayne State

#11

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Eastern Michigan University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large school located in Ypsilanti, Michigan that handed out 21 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at Eastern Michigan University

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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%.

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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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