2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Illinois, there were 457 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,625 and $39,969 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$16,757 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Springfield. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Illinois at Springfield is a small public school situated in Springfield, Illinois. It awarded 8 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UIS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Springfield are $16,757.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Illinois at Springfield

#2

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. UIC is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 3 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

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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%.

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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