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2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$12,985 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,954 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public admin majors pursuing a .

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Administration

$10,818 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $10,818 per year.

ASU - Skysong not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Public Administration Schools in Arizona list.

Read full report on Public Administration at Arizona State University - Skysong

#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ
$17,189 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 a year.

Full Public Administration at Grand Canyon University Report

$11,527 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in Arizona list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly 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.

Full Public Administration at Northern Arizona University Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ
$12,404 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in Arizona. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Arizona are $12,404 per 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.

Full Public Administration at University of Arizona Report

$9,552 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UOPX - Arizona are $9,552 a 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 made our Best Public Administration Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Phoenix - Arizona

Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 998
Oklahoma 80
New Mexico 55

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).
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