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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Connecticut, there were 120 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,300 and $26,543 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 113 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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.

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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The public admin school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut master’s degree public admin students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $48-$75k) in Connecticut

#1

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

$7,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$61,516 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, this fairly large private for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

Post University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Post University are $7,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,524 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot on the list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576.

Read more about Public Administration at University of Connecticut

#3

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, Connecticut

#4 in overall quality

$21,304 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Albertus Magnus College landed the #3 spot on the list. Albertus Magnus is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Albertus Magnus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Albertus Magnus are $21,304, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at Albertus Magnus

#4

University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$17,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$71,957 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of New Haven also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Haven are $17,610.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of New Haven

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $48-$75k) in the New England 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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