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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income Over $110k) in Washington

1 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making Over $110k” 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 Washington, there were 356 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,720 and $42,126 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public administration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income Over $110k) in Washington

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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