2023 Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in New York
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration Master's Degree School for You
With 1,899 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #46 most popular major in New York.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in New York 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 analysis found Marist College to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. Marist is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Marist are $15,760 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Marist is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baruch College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, Baruch is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Baruch graduate students pay an average of $11,452 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, John Jay is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at John Jay are $11,532 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University at Albany is a great value for public administration students working on their master’s degree. UAlbany is a large public school located in the city of Albany.
UAlbany graduate students pay an average of $13,535 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The College at Brockport is a great value for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Brockport are $12,310 per year.
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Binghamton University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $13,780 per year.
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Cornell University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration programs. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.
Cornell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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With a ranking of #8, Alfred University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Alfred, Alfred is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alfred are $23,689 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, The City College of New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CCNY are $11,402 a year.
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New York University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration programs. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NYU are $38,206 a year.
NYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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Request InformationBest Value Public Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 483 |
| Maryland | 254 |
| New Jersey | 403 |
| District of Columbia | 292 |
| Delaware | 29 |
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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 14 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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