2023 Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration Master's Degree School for You
Public Administration is the #71 most popular major in Illinois with 446 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value master'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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public admin majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Governors State University to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GSU are $8,320 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Illinois. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 10 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Springfield landed the # 3 spot on the list. UIS is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
UIS graduate students pay an average of $11,111 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 10 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 4 spot on the list. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Aurora University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Illinois. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Aurora are $14,100 per year.
Aurora excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $17,277 per year.
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DePaul University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 per year.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SIUC are $16,162 a year.
National Louis University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration programs. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NLU are $12,096 per year.
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Northwestern University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northwestern are $56,567 a year.
Northwestern also made our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #1.
Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 386 |
| Ohio | 443 |
| Indiana | 1,198 |
| Wisconsin | 91 |
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Public Administration Related Majors for Public Admin
Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
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 10 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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