2023 Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Alaska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

With 34 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #27 most popular major in Alaska.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Master's Degree Schools in Alaska ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Alaska to see which master'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.

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.

2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska

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

Best Alaska Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Administration

#1

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, AK

5 Master's Degrees

#2 in Quality in Alaska

$12,148 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Anchorage the best value school in Alaska for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAA are $12,148 per year.

UAA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska list.

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#2

University of Alaska Southeast

Juneau, AK

29 Master's Degrees

#1 in Quality in Alaska

$12,318 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alaska Southeast. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska list. UAS is a small public school located in the remote town of Juneau.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAS are $12,318 per year.

UAS not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska list.

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Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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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

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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