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Best Value Public Administration Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$8,049 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,458 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

In 2020-2021, 469 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #50 most popular major in the state.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public Administration Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in North Carolina 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.

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

$4,367 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Western Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for public administration students. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCU are $4,367 a year. Public Admin majors at WCU take out an average of $18,429 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC
$5,379 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in North Carolina list. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

Fayetteville State University undergraduate students pay an average of $5,379 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECU are $7,297 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ECU also is in the top 10% of our Best Public Administration Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Appalachian State University is a great value for public administration students. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Appalachian State are $7,410 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Appalachian State also is in the top 10% of our Best Public Administration Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great value for public administration students. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Charlotte also is in the top 15% of our Best Public Administration Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public administration students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNCW are $7,238 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNCW also is in the top 15% of our Best Public Administration Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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$3,495 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Carolina at Pembroke did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public administration students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

UNC Pembroke undergraduate students pay an average of $3,495 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

UNC Greensboro undergraduate students pay an average of $7,468 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNC Greensboro is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Administration Schools in North Carolina list.

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With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $9,028 per year.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #4 spot in our Best Public Administration Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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North Carolina State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public administration programs. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NC State are $9,131 per year.

NC State also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Administration Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 401
Virginia 602
Florida 1,032
Tennessee 107
Kentucky 123
South Carolina 88
Louisiana 121
Arkansas 186
Alabama 396
Mississippi 84
West Virginia 132

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 13 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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