2023 Best Value Public Administration Associate Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 16,905 people earned a degree or certificate in public administration, making the major the #59 most popular in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public Administration Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Public Administration Associate Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration Associate Degree Colleges.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Public Administration
Our 2023 rankings named Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global the best value school in the United States for public administration students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IWU are $9,239 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, IWU also is in the top 1% of our Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools ranking.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tyler Junior College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Associate Degree Schools list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tyler.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 a year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Hudson Valley Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in the United States. HVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Troy.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HVCC are $10,764 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Medgar Evers College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Associate Degree Schools list. Medgar is a small public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.
Medgar undergraduate students pay an average of $15,302 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Antonio College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, San Antonio College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Antonio College are $14,122 per year.
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Public Administration Related Majors for Public Admin
Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Public Admin
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Social Work | 58,326 |
Human Services | 13,238 |
Public Policy | 6,430 |
Community Organization & Advocacy | 3,096 |
Other Public Administration | 588 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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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