2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $48-$75k) in Oregon

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 Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Oregon, there were 126 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,450 and $37,642 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $48-$75k) in Oregon

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$63,005 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k list. Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

Portland State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at Portland State University

#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,560 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 11 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UO Public Administration Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $48-$75k)

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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