2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the New England Region (With Aid)
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in the New England Region 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 the New England region, there were 890 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,343 and $42,391 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 786 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 17 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the New England Region (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 287 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Harvard also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #2 spot on the list. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Westfield State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Westfield State University is a medium-sized school located in Westfield, Massachusetts that handed out 15 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Westfield also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #12. Average graduate tuition and fees at Westfield are $6,696, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Bridgewater State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bridgewater State is a fairly large public school situated in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Bridgewater State also took the #0 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bridgewater State University are $11,397.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #5 spot on the list. UVM is a fairly large public school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 14 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree public admin students with aid list, UVM has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UVM are $33,326.
Post University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, this fairly large private for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.
Post University also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #14. Average graduate tuition and fees at Post University are $7,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Connecticut landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UCONN also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Boston, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485.
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Anna Maria College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Anna Maria is a small school located in Paxton, Massachusetts that handed out 101 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Anna Maria also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Anna Maria are $10,530.
Norwich University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Norwich University is a small school located in Northfield, Vermont that handed out 38 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Norwich also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Norwich are $20,264, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #11, Boston University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
Boston U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
UNH also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970.
Clark University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 43 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Clark also took the #8 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clark University are $47,730, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Albertus Magnus College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Albertus Magnus College is a small school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 18 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Albertus Magnus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Albertus Magnus are $21,304.
University of New Haven came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of New Haven is located in West Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
University of New Haven also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Haven are $17,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of New Haven
Suffolk University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #16. Suffolk is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Suffolk also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at Suffolk are $40,238, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Public Administration at Suffolk University
With a ranking of #17, Northeastern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Northeastern is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 10 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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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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