2023 Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 602 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #55 most popular major in the state.
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.
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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Virginia 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.
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2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Colleges.
Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Administration
Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the best value school in Virginia for public administration students working on their master’s degree. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at JMU are $12,514 a year.
JMU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Virginia. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $16,522 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Virginia Tech is ranked #2 for overall quality for public admin in Virginia.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $16,644 per year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great value for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Old Dominion are $13,224 a year.
Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.
VCU graduate students pay an average of $15,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Regent 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. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Regent are $17,190 a year.
Strayer University - Virginia ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Strayer University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Strayer University - Virginia are $15,135 a year.
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 |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 401 |
| North Carolina | 469 |
| Florida | 1,032 |
| Tennessee | 107 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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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