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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$11,634 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,728 Avg Salary

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

Public Administration is the #44 most popular major in Arizona with 621 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Arizona 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.

2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arizona. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ASU - Skysong is ranked #1 for overall quality for public admin in Arizona.

Read full report on Public Administration at Arizona State University - Skysong

#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 5 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 per year.

Grand Canyon University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

Read full report on Public Administration at Grand Canyon University

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great value for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $13,460 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Arizona not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Arizona

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great value for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

NAU graduate students pay an average of $11,555 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

UOPX - Arizona graduate students pay an average of $16,153 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 998
Oklahoma 80
New Mexico 55

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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