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2023 Best Value Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$21,331 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,563 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa

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

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

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Our analysis found University of Northern Iowa to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Iowa. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNI are $9,053 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNI is ranked #5 for overall quality for public admin in Iowa.

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#2

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Upper Iowa University is a great value for public administration students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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.

Full Public Administration at Upper Iowa University Report

Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 368
Minnesota 504
Kansas 147
Nebraska 110
North Dakota 24
South Dakota 37

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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