2023 Best Value Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration Doctor's Degree School for You
Public Administration is the #59 most popular major in the country with 16,905 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for public admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Valdosta State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. VSU is a large public school located in the city of Valdosta.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at VSU are $18,682 per year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Jackson State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Jackson State graduate students pay an average of $9,445 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Virginia Tech is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UGA are $27,464 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UGA also did well on our Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NC State are $29,690 a year.
NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Florida State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida State are $26,707 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.
FIU graduate students pay an average of $24,211 in tuition and fees each year.
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Florida Atlantic University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FAU are $18,482 per year.
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Tennessee State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Tennessee State University are $22,836 a year.
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Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at VCU are $29,546 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, VCU also is in the top 20% of our Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Request InformationBest Public Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 401 |
| Virginia | 602 |
| North Carolina | 469 |
| Florida | 1,032 |
| Tennessee | 107 |
| Kentucky | 123 |
| South Carolina | 88 |
| Louisiana | 121 |
| Arkansas | 186 |
| Alabama | 396 |
| Mississippi | 84 |
| West Virginia | 132 |
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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.
Majors Similar to Public Admin
| 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 13 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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