2023 Best Value Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration Doctor's Degree School for You
With 292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #26 most popular major in District of Columbia.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking.
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.
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The following school tops our list of the Best Value Public Administration Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Best Public Administration Doctor's Degree School
Our 2023 rankings named American University the best value school in District of Columbia for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
The American University graduate students pay an average of $38,456 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The American University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.
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Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 483 |
New York | 1,899 |
Maryland | 254 |
New Jersey | 403 |
Delaware | 29 |
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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 |
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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 values are for the top school 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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