2023 Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Iowa
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration Master's Degree School for You
With 114 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #85 most popular major in Iowa.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Iowa 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.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Administration
Our 2023 rankings named Drake University the best value school in Iowa for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drake are $11,988 per year.
Drake not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Upper Iowa University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
UIU graduate students pay an average of $19,685 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 368 |
| Minnesota | 504 |
| Kansas | 147 |
| Nebraska | 110 |
| North Dakota | 24 |
| South Dakota | 37 |
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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 Related Majors
| 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 2 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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