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2023 Best Value Other Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$21,457 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,530 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, other public administration was ranked #279 in the country. In fact 588 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Other Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for other public admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Other Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Other Public Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Other Public Administration

#1

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Our 2023 rankings named Marquette University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for other public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marquette are $21,960 a year.

Marquette also claimed a spot on our Best Other Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Other Public Administration at Marquette University Report

#2

Judson University

Elgin, IL

Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Judson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Elgin, Judson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Judson are $16,314 a year.

Full Other Public Administration at Judson University Report

#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great value for other public administration students working on their master’s degree. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Ball State graduate students pay an average of $26,600 in tuition and fees each year.

Ball State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Other Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Best Other Public Administration Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Ohio 0
Illinois 39
Indiana 10
Wisconsin 4

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

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 3 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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