2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Arizona
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration School for You
Public Administration is the #44 most popular major in Arizona with 621 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.
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 Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Arizona 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.
Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Administration
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in Arizona for public administration students. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $10,818 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
ASU - Skysong did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Public Administration Schools in Arizona list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great value for public administration students. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Grand Canyon University undergraduate students pay an average of $17,189 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great value for public administration students. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NAU are $11,527 a year. After completing their degree, public admin graduates from NAU carry an average student debtload of $24,500.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Arizona undergraduate students pay an average of $12,404 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, public admin graduates from University of Arizona take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $620, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
UOPX - Arizona undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Public Admin majors at UOPX - Arizona take out an average of $46,644 in student loans while working on their egree.
UOPX - Arizona also took the #4 spot in our Best Public Administration Schools in Arizona rankings.
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Request InformationBest Value Public Administration Colleges in the Southwest Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 998 |
| Oklahoma | 80 |
| New Mexico | 55 |
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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 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).
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