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2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$10,285 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,983 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

With 254 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #66 most popular major in Maryland.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Public Administration Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Maryland to see which 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.

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 Maryland

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

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Administration

$7,704 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the best value school in Maryland for public administration students. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMGC are $7,704 per year. After completing their degree, public admin graduates from UMGC carry an average student debtload of $21,108.

UMGC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Public Administration Schools in Maryland list.

Full Public Administration at University of Maryland Global Campus Report

$12,280 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore County helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMBC are $12,280 per year.

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$8,562 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bowie State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bowie State University are $8,562 a year.

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#4

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD
$9,364 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Baltimore is a great value for public administration students. UB is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

UB undergraduate students pay an average of $9,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Administration at University of Baltimore Report

#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
$58,720 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in Maryland. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Johns Hopkins undergraduate students pay an average of $58,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Public Administration Schools in Maryland list.

Full Public Administration at Johns Hopkins University Report

$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

Strayer University - Maryland ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in Maryland list. Strayer University - Maryland is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Suitland.

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

Full Public Administration at Strayer University - Maryland Report

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
New Jersey 403
District of Columbia 292
Delaware 29

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 6 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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