2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $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 the Far Western US region, there were 2,629 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,459 and $36,682 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 23 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Vallue Public Admin Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$27,508 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Pacific University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

Hawaii Pacific University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hawaii Pacific University is $27,508 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Public Admin students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Hawaii Pacific University Public Administration Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income Over $110k)

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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