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Best Value Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$10,019 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,563 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 147 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #59 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for public admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

#1

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Washburn University the best value school in Kansas for public administration students working on their bachelor’s degree. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Topeka.

Washburn University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,872 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Kansas. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

KU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,166 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

KU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.

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Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 368
Minnesota 504
Iowa 114
Nebraska 110
North Dakota 24
South Dakota 37

Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

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