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2023 Best Value Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$8,742 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,563 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 469 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #50 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Carolina to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for 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.

2023 Best Value Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public admin majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Public Administration

Our 2023 rankings named Western Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for public administration students working on their bachelor’s degree. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

WCU undergraduate students pay an average of $4,367 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public admin graduates from WCU carry an average student debtload of $21,846.

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#2

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fayetteville State University are $5,379 a year.

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#3

Shaw University

Raleigh, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Shaw University is a great value for public administration students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Raleigh, Shaw University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Shaw University are $16,480 a year.

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Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 401
Virginia 602
Florida 1,032
Tennessee 107
Kentucky 123
South Carolina 88
Louisiana 121
Arkansas 186
Alabama 396
Mississippi 84
West Virginia 132

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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