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Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

2023 Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$9,542 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,728 Avg Salary

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

With 186 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #42 most popular major in Arkansas.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Arkansas 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Administration

Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arkansas. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at A-State are $6,422 a year.

A-State also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

UARK graduate students pay an average of $9,018 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UARK did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Arkansas at Little Rock helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Arkansas. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UA Little Rock are $7,594 a year.

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#4

Strayer University - Arkansas

Little Rock, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Strayer University - Arkansas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Strayer University - Arkansas is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Strayer University - Arkansas are $15,135 a year.

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Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Colleges 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
Alabama 396
Mississippi 84
West Virginia 132

Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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