2023 Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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
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.
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Out of the 18 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Westfield State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Westfield is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Westfield.
Westfield graduate students pay an average of $6,696 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 18 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
Post University graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater.
Bridgewater State graduate students pay an average of $11,397 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwich University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Norwich graduate students pay an average of $21,914 in tuition and fees each 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.
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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.
RWU graduate students pay an average of $18,406 in tuition and fees each year.
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Harvard 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 #7 on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in tuition and fees each year.
Harvard also made our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #5.
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Northeastern University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 a 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.
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With a ranking of #9, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network graduate students pay an average of $23,510 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network also is in the top 20% of our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
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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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UVM are $33,246 per year.
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Request InformationBest Public Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration colleges 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 |
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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.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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).
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