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

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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 Delaware, there were 42 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,500 and $82,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,664 and $43,750 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Delaware For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $0-$30k) in Delaware

#1

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

#1 in overall quality

$35,192 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$53,358 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Delaware For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #1 spot on the list. UD is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

UD also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Delaware” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $35,192, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Delaware State University

Dover, Delaware

#2 in overall quality

$11,726 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Delaware For Those Making $0-$30k list. Del State is a small public school situated in Dover, Delaware. It awarded 4 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Del State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Delaware” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Delaware State University are $11,726, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at Del State

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