2023 Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Alabama
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration Master's Degree School for You
With 396 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #37 most popular major in Alabama.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Alabama 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Administration
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in Alabama for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of South Alabama helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Alabama. USA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Mobile.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USA are $8,426 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Birmingham.
UAB graduate students pay an average of $8,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UAB also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jacksonville State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Jacksonville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Jacksonville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Jacksonville State University are $10,600 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Troy University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Alabama. TROY is a fairly large public school located in the town of Troy.
TROY graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Auburn University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Auburn is a very large public school located in the small city of Auburn.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Auburn are $11,826 per year.
Auburn also made our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #1.
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The University of Alabama 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. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA are $11,470 per year.
UA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.
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Strayer University - Alabama 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. Strayer University - Alabama is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Strayer University - Alabama are $15,135 a year.
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Request InformationBest Value Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 401 |
| Virginia | 602 |
| North Carolina | 469 |
| Florida | 1,032 |
| Tennessee | 107 |
| Kentucky | 123 |
| South Carolina | 88 |
| Louisiana | 121 |
| Arkansas | 186 |
| Mississippi | 84 |
| West Virginia | 132 |
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Public Administration Related Majors for Public Admin
Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
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 8 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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