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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Public Administration is the 58th most popular major in the country with 17,269 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree public admin students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 4 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Public Administration Report

#2

California Baptist University

Riverside, California

#1 in overall quality

$14,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Baptist University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. California Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Baptist are $14,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at Cal Baptist

• Best Value Doctor’s 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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