2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 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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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Illinois (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid. This small school is located in Springfield, Illinois, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIS, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIS are $16,757, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIS Public Administration Report

#2

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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