2023 Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration Master's Degree School for You
With 504 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #42 most popular major in Minnesota.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Minnesota 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Minnesota
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public admin majors pursuing a master's degree.
Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Administration
Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in Minnesota for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
Out of the 7 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at St. Cloud State University are $9,192 a year.
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Out of the 7 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Metro State are $10,237 per year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Hamline University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hamline are $10,402 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $19,494 per year.
UMN Twin Cities also took the #2 spot in our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota rankings.
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Capella University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Capella University are $14,784 a year.
Read full report on Public Administration at Capella University
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 |
| Kansas | 147 |
| Iowa | 114 |
| 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.
Majors Similar 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 7 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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