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Online MPA Best Affordable Online Masters of Public Administration
Looking for the best Online MPA, Masters in Public Administration degree, from an accredited online university at a truly affordable cost?
Get Educated surveyed 42 masters degree programs nationwide to create this fact-based ranking list of Best Buys in Public Administration degrees in the USA ~ 19 accredited online masters of public administration,all at a low cost of under $20,500.
These online degree rankings were calculated by analyzing tuition and online learning fees at 34 regionally accredited universities in the USA that offer 42 different online masters degrees for students interested in public administration careers. This is an objective ranking list of the most affordable online masters degree programs.
To appear on a Get Educated Best Buy list, the online degree profiled must objectively cost less than the average cost of all the degrees surveyed in the comprehensive data set. Universities do not pay to be included in any Get Educated survey or to appear on these online university rankings. This ranking list is designed to help online students get educated about the most affordable online degrees in the USA before they enroll. Hard data -- not advertising dollars -- is the trusted reference point for these great data-driven cost lists of online learning programs that rate high for affordability.
Average Cost: $20,476
Most Affordable: $6,097 - University of North Carolina Pembroke Online
These online masters rankings are based on a Fall 2011 survey of regionally accredited or regional candidate masters degrees in public administration or the allied career are of public affairs. Costs were valid at the time of collection (Fall 2011).
Note: Profiles for each degree in the Get Educated accredited online university directory may reflect different costs based on a different update schedule.
The published cost is an estimated sticker price for the entire online masters degree and reflects the most affordable or least expensive options. Actual costs will vary by student. Factors such as transfer credits, prerequisite courses specific to each program, and financial aid availability, will affect the final cost of each online degree program.
Online universities do not pay to be included in the Get Educated rankings. These rankings are editorially independent, open to any regionally accredited and regional candidate university which offers a distance degree that is available at least 80% via online learning and open to the public. There is no cost to be included in these online university rankings or to use the Get Educated award badge should your degree appear on these rankings.
If your online university is regionally accredited, and not currently ranked for cost or affordability by Get Educated, please contact us for inclusion. Each ranking list is calculated every two years. The next Best Buy rankings for online Masters in Public Administration (Online MPA) will be undertaken Fall 2013. To see affordability rankings of the best online colleges for other business masters degree programs, check out the following lists:
