Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$29,912 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,728 Avg Salary

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

Public Administration is the #59 most popular major in the country with 16,905 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the New England Region 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools

#1

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

Our analysis found Anna Maria College to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Paxton.

Anna Maria graduate students pay an average of $10,530 in tuition and fees each year.

Read More…

Request Information
#2

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westfield State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Westfield is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Westfield are $6,696 per year.

Full Public Administration at Westfield State University Report

Request Information
#3

Post University

Waterbury, CT

The excellent master’s degree programs at Post University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Post University are $7,700 a year.

Full Public Administration at Post University Report

Request Information
#4

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bridgewater State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Bridgewater State is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bridgewater.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bridgewater State are $11,397 a year.

Read full report on Public Administration at Bridgewater State University

Request Information
#5

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Norwich University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Norwich are $21,914 per year.

Norwich also claimed a spot on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Public Administration at Norwich University Report

Request Information

Roger Williams 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 #6 on the list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bristol.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at RWU are $18,406 per year.

Read full report on Public Administration at Roger Williams University

Request Information
#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration programs. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 per year.

Harvard also made our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Public Administration at Harvard University

Request Information

With a ranking of #8, Northeastern University 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 Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northeastern also is in the top 15% of our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.

Full Public Administration at Northeastern University Report

Request Information

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $23,510 a year.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network also claimed a spot on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read More…

Request Information
#10

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration programs. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Burlington.

UVM graduate students pay an average of $33,246 in tuition and fees each year.

Read More…

Request Information

Best Public Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 510
Connecticut 135
New Hampshire 61
Maine 16
Rhode Island 55
Vermont 40

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 18 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.