2023 Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Florida
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration Master's Degree School for You
With 1,032 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #48 most popular major in Florida.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
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 Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Florida 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Florida Gulf Coast University the best value school in Florida for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FGCU are $8,971 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, FGCU is ranked #5 for overall quality for public admin in Florida.
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Out of the 10 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FAU are $6,693 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCF are $8,872 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCF also did well on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNF are $10,364 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great value for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Florida State are $11,553 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Florida State also is in the top 15% of our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking.
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Florida International 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. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
FIU graduate students pay an average of $11,106 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population.
USF Tampa graduate students pay an average of $10,428 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Barry University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration programs. Located in the suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Barry University are $17,910 a year.
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Nova Southeastern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NUS Florida are $22,790 a year.
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Strayer University - Florida ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Tampa, Strayer University - Florida is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Strayer University - Florida graduate students pay an average of $15,135 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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 |
| Tennessee | 107 |
| Kentucky | 123 |
| South Carolina | 88 |
| Louisiana | 121 |
| Arkansas | 186 |
| Alabama | 396 |
| 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.
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 10 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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