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2023 Best Value Other Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$43,366 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Other Public Administration Doctor's Degree School for You

Other Public Administration is the #279 most popular major in the country with 588 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Other Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for other public admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Other Public Administration

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the best value school for other public administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value other public administration schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCF are $28,657 per year.

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Out of the 4 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Pitt are $42,024 a year.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great value for other public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 a year.

Boston U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Other Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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Other Public Administration by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 5 majors within the area of study, other public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Other Public Admin

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 58,326
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

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