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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,841 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,728 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 147 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #59 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Kansas 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.

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

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

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

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Kansas State University the best value school in Kansas for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at K -State are $11,225 a year.

K -State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.

Read full report on Public Administration at Kansas State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wichita.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSU are $7,252 per year.

Read full report on Public Administration at Wichita State University

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 3 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 3 spot on the list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $11,045 per year.

KU also took the #2 spot in our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas rankings.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Kansas

Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

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
Iowa 114
Nebraska 110
North Dakota 24
South Dakota 37

Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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