2023 Best Value Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 114 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #85 most popular major in Iowa.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Iowa 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Public Administration
Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Iowa the best value school in Iowa for public administration students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
UNI undergraduate students pay an average of $9,053 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UNI also made our Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Upper Iowa University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIU are $33,609 a year. On average, public admin graduates from UIU take out $29,635 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 368 |
| Minnesota | 504 |
| Kansas | 147 |
| Nebraska | 110 |
| North Dakota | 24 |
| South Dakota | 37 |
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Majors Related to Public Admin
One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 2 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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