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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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Anna Maria are $10,530 a year.

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#2

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Westfield State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Westfield is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Westfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Westfield are $6,696 a year.

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#3

Post University

Waterbury, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Post University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Post University are $7,700 per year.

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#4

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Bridgewater State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in the New England Region . Bridgewater State is a medium-sized public school located in the 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

#5

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Norwich University is a great value for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Norwich graduate students pay an average of $21,914 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Norwich is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Full Public Administration at Norwich University Report

Roger Williams University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

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

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#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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

Harvard also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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Northeastern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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.

Full Public Administration at Northeastern University Report

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school 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.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network also did well on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Public Administration at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Report

#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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UVM are $33,246 per year.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Vermont

Best 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

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.

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