2023 Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Michigan
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 386 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #68 most popular major in the state.
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Michigan 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.
Top 10 Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Saginaw Valley State University the best value school in Michigan for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Saginaw Valley State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of University Center.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Saginaw Valley State University are $15,748 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Marquette.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northern Michigan University are $10,612 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Michigan. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WMU are $17,807 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Flint helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Michigan. Located in the small city of Flint, UM Flint is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
UM Flint graduate students pay an average of $12,681 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UM Dearborn are $14,510 a year.
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Grand Valley State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GVSU are $17,904 a year.
GVSU also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $25,230 per year.
U-M did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.
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Oakland University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration programs. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oakland are $19,323 per year.
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Eastern Michigan University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration programs. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Michigan are $16,672 per year.
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Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 443 |
| Illinois | 446 |
| Indiana | 1,198 |
| Wisconsin | 91 |
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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 11 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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