2023 Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration Master's Degree School for You
Public Administration is the #102 most popular major in Tennessee with 107 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. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for public admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Colleges.
Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Administration
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga the best value school in Tennessee for public administration students working on their master’s degree. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Chattanooga.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Chattanooga are $10,474 per year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $10,908 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.
Tennessee State University graduate students pay an average of $10,732 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Strayer University - Tennessee. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Strayer University - Tennessee is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Memphis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Strayer University - Tennessee 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 Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 401 |
Virginia | 602 |
North Carolina | 469 |
Florida | 1,032 |
Kentucky | 123 |
South Carolina | 88 |
Louisiana | 121 |
Arkansas | 186 |
Alabama | 396 |
Mississippi | 84 |
West Virginia | 132 |
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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 |
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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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