2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $48-$75k) in Idaho

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Public Administration & Social Service is the 14th most popular major in the country with 97,666 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,142 and had an average of $32,304 in loans still to pay off.

Across Idaho, there were 586 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,300 and $25,044 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 350 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,676 and $37,720 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in public administration and social service. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration and social service programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public administration and social service program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $48-$75k) in Idaho

#1

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$26,566 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k list. Boise State University is a large public school situated in Boise, Idaho. It awarded 265 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

Boise State also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State are $26,566, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Boise State

#2

Northwest Nazarene University

Nampa, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$11,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k list. Northwest Nazarene University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nampa, Idaho. It awarded 39 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

NNU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwest Nazarene University are $11,121.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at NNU

#3

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

$26,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Idaho State University is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 masters’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

ISU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $48-$75k)

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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