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2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$39,261 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,659 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

With 292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #26 most popular major in District of Columbia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public Administration Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value 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.

2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration Colleges.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Administration

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the best value school in District of Columbia for public administration students. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GWU also took the #2 spot in our Best Public Administration Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

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#2

American University

Washington, DC

Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 2 spot on the list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The American University undergraduate students pay an average of $51,334 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The American University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Public Administration Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgetown are $59,957 per year.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our Best Public Administration Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

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$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Strayer University - Global Region helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in District of Columbia. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Strayer University - Global Region are $13,515 a year.

Full Public Administration at Strayer University - Global Region Report

$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Strayer University - District of Columbia. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in District of Columbia list. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Strayer University - District of Columbia are $13,515 a year.

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Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 483
New York 1,899
Maryland 254
New Jersey 403
Delaware 29

More Public Administration Rankings in District of Columbia

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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