25 Most Popular Colleges for Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Programs

Around 300 doctorates are awarded each year to public administration majors. Ranked in order of popularity, here are the colleges with the largest programs in the field:

Graduate students at Walden University can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Walden University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,586	$11,586
Fees for Full-Time Students	$456	$456
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$570	$570

In 2017-2018, Walden University reported having 69 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 69 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending IU Bloomington.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Indiana University - Bloomington

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,956	$30,125
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,323	$1,323
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$373	$1,255

There were 2,613 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 1,666 were classified as teaching assistants, and 947 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at ASU - Downtown Phoenix.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,240	$24,320
Fees for Full-Time Students	$698	$698
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$784	$1,216

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 292. Of that number, 231 were classified as teaching assistants, and 37 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending VCU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Virginia Commonwealth University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,466	$23,487
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,167	$2,827
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$632	$1,300

Across all programs, there were 1,105 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 721 were classified as teaching assistants, and 231 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Capella University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Capella University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$14,365	$14,365
Fees for Full-Time Students	$477	$477
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$532	$532

Here are the average costs for graduate students at VSU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Valdosta State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$4,482	$16,146
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,146	$2,146
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$249	$897

The school reported having 267 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 38 were classified as teaching assistants, and 5 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at ULV can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of La Verne

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$13,626	$13,626
Fees for Full-Time Students	$180	$180
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$757	$757

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending UAlbany.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University at Albany

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,870	$22,210
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,862	$1,862
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$453	$925

In a typical year, there are 720 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 611 were classified as teaching assistants, and 109 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending WCUPA.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$12,000	$18,000
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,121	$3,409
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$500	$750

Across all programs, there were 388 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 244 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Ohio State.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,560	$33,032
Fees for Full-Time Students	$865	$865
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$723	$2,065

In 2017-2018, Ohio State reported having 4,229 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 2,035 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,903 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Rutgers Newark.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Rutgers University - Newark

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,848	$28,656
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,121	$2,121
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$702	$1,194

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 225. Of that number, 166 were classified as teaching assistants, and 59 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at CU Anschutz can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$6,714	$22,374
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,125	$1,125
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$373	$1,243

The school reported having 935 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 294 were classified as teaching assistants, and 483 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending FIU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Florida International University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,912	$21,393
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,185	$2,809
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$446	$992

There were 1,142 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 579 were classified as teaching assistants, and 276 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending U of Baltimore.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Baltimore

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$13,536	$19,638
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,580	$1,580
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$752	$1,091

In a typical year, there are 41 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 4 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Mizzou.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Missouri - Columbia

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,640	$23,659
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,188	$1,188
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$360	$986

In 2017-2018, Mizzou reported having 2,214 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 1,024 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,080 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Virginia Tech.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Virginia Tech

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$12,935	$26,069
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,137	$2,741
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$719	$1,448

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 3,418. Of that number, 1,490 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,638 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending The American University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at American University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$29,556	$29,556
Fees for Full-Time Students	$690	$690
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,642	$1,642

In a typical year, there are 557 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 551 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Old Dominion can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Old Dominion University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,168	$26,820
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,736	$3,156
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$496	$1,249

Across all programs, there were 566 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 355 were classified as teaching assistants, and 211 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending UT Arlington.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at The University of Texas at Arlington

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$7,360	$17,110
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,768	$1,768
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$414	$959

The school reported having 1,154 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 821 were classified as teaching assistants, and 333 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending UNT.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of North Texas

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$5,450	$12,920
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,715	$1,715
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$398	$813

There were 1,546 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 1,079 were classified as teaching assistants, and 279 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at UGA.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Georgia

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,704	$24,692
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,266	$2,266
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$363	$1,029

The school reported having 3,468 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 935 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,500 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Auburn.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Auburn University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,342	$28,026
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,632	$1,632
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$519	$1,557

There were 2,113 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 842 were classified as teaching assistants, and 978 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending NC State.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at North Carolina State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,492	$23,967
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,535	$2,535
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$416	$1,175

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 3,252. Of that number, 1,451 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,801 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at UT Dallas can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at The University of Texas at Dallas

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$12,916	$25,252
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$718	$1,403

In 2017-2018, UT Dallas reported having 1,472 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 909 were classified as teaching assistants, and 563 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Florida State.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Florida State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,684	$24,116
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,869	$2,591
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$482	$1,114

In a typical year, there are 3,021 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 1,774 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,236 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at NYU can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at New York University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$41,352	$41,352
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,496	$2,496
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,723	$1,723

Across all programs, there were 812 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 27 were classified as teaching assistants, and 389 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending UW Seattle.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,207	$27,255
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,065	$1,065
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$724	$1,298

There were 2,670 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 1,017 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,574 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending UK.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Kentucky

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,363	$28,861
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,363	$1,363
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$632	$1,602

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 1,922. Of that number, 1,030 were classified as teaching assistants, and 795 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.

References

National Center for Education Statistics
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