2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration School for You
Public Administration is the #59 most popular major in the country with 16,905 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public Administration Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in the New England Region 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Public Administration Schools
Our analysis found Anna Maria College to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Paxton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anna Maria are $40,208 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Westfield State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in the New England Region list. Westfield is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Westfield are $17,219 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Post University is a great value for public administration students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Post University are $15,458 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bridgewater State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in the New England Region list. Bridgewater State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bridgewater.
Bridgewater State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,872 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 21 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SNHU are $15,380 a year. Public Admin majors at SNHU take out an average of $31,084 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Norwich University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Norwich undergraduate students pay an average of $44,020 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
Harvard undergraduate students pay an average of $55,587 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Harvard is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Public Administration Schools in the New England Region list.
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Roger Williams University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in the New England Region list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bristol.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RWU are $37,355 per year.
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Northeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Northeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $57,592 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northeastern also did well on our Best Public Administration Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #10, Plymouth State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the town of Plymouth.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Plymouth State are $24,432 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 510 |
| Connecticut | 135 |
| New Hampshire | 61 |
| Maine | 16 |
| Rhode Island | 55 |
| Vermont | 40 |
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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 Majors Related 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 21 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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