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Best Value Public Administration Schools in Oregon

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2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Oregon

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$11,832 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,947 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

With 117 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #82 most popular major in Oregon.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public Administration Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Oregon to see which 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public admin majors pursuing a .

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Administration

$9,807 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Portland State University the best value school in Oregon for public administration students. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Portland State University are $9,807 a year.

Full Public Administration at Portland State University Report

#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR
$13,856 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the # 2 spot on the list. UO is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Eugene.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UO are $13,856 per year. The average amount in student loans that public admin majors at UO take out is $19,432.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Oregon

Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,883
Washington 297
Nevada 78
Hawaii 186
Alaska 34

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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