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.
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2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan
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 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 moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of University Center.
Saginaw Valley State University graduate students pay an average of $15,748 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Michigan University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.
Northern Michigan University graduate students pay an average of $10,612 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Michigan. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Central Michigan are $15,644 a year.
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Out of the 11 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WMU are $17,807 a year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Flint is a great value for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Flint, UM Flint is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UM Flint are $12,681 a year.
University of Michigan - Dearborn ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Dearborn.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM Dearborn are $14,510 per year.
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Grand Valley State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.
GVSU graduate students pay an average of $17,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
GVSU also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.
Full Public Administration at Grand Valley State University Report
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 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. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $25,230 per year.
U-M not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.
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Oakland University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.
Oakland graduate students pay an average of $19,323 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Eastern Michigan University 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large 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.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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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