Best Colleges for Masters Degree
in Public Administration and Social Service Professions

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 10%

Annual cost

$84,678/yr

Grad earnings

$92,498

SAT avg

1,501

ACT mid

34

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University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 4.8%

Annual cost

$86,856/yr

Grad earnings

$91,885

SAT avg

1,554

ACT mid

34

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Washington University in St Louis

St. Louis, Missouri

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 12%

Annual cost

$83,476/yr

Grad earnings

$86,182

SAT avg

1,530

ACT mid

34

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Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 10.1%

Annual cost

$84,600/yr

Grad earnings

$83,214

SAT avg

1,513

ACT mid

34

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New York University

New York, New York

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 9.4%

Annual cost

$79,121/yr

Grad earnings

$82,509

SAT avg

1,527

ACT mid

34

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University of California-Davis

Davis, California

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 41.6%

Annual cost

$38,067/yr

Grad earnings

$80,838

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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Binghamton University

Vestal, New York

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 37.7%

Annual cost

$29,657/yr

Grad earnings

$80,596

SAT avg

1,415

ACT mid

32

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Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 87.4%

Annual cost

$63,233/yr

Grad earnings

$78,257

SAT avg

1,306

ACT mid

28

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Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 35.3%

Annual cost

$82,123/yr

Grad earnings

$77,231

SAT avg

1,473

ACT mid

33

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George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 88.8%

Annual cost

$26,972/yr

Grad earnings

$76,343

SAT avg

1,247

ACT mid

28

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas

🏛 Public N/A

Acceptance rate N/A

Annual cost

N/A

Grad earnings

$73,827

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 80.1%

Annual cost

$40,069/yr

Grad earnings

$71,030

SAT avg

1,136

ACT mid

26

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Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 78.9%

Annual cost

$64,996/yr

Grad earnings

$70,196

SAT avg

1,308

ACT mid

29

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Thomas Edison State University

Trenton, New Jersey

🏛 Public Open Admissions

Acceptance rate 100%

Annual cost

N/A

Grad earnings

$69,331

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 49.7%

Annual cost

$36,707/yr

Grad earnings

$66,125

SAT avg

1,371

ACT mid

31

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San Diego State University

San Diego, California

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 34.4%

Annual cost

$27,357/yr

Grad earnings

$64,909

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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St. Joseph's University-New York

Brooklyn, New York

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 71.4%

Annual cost

$39,254/yr

Grad earnings

$63,905

SAT avg

1,170

ACT mid

26

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University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 76.5%

Annual cost

$28,833/yr

Grad earnings

$63,126

SAT avg

1,239

ACT mid

26

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California State University-Fullerton

Fullerton, California

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 86.7%

Annual cost

$16,767/yr

Grad earnings

$62,951

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 39.5%

Annual cost

$22,819/yr

Grad earnings

$58,308

SAT avg

1,277

ACT mid

28

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University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 71.7%

Annual cost

$26,161/yr

Grad earnings

$58,191

SAT avg

1,174

ACT mid

25

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Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Winona, Minnesota

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 88.8%

Annual cost

$54,870/yr

Grad earnings

$58,170

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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Judson University

Elgin, Illinois

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 63.1%

Annual cost

$43,951/yr

Grad earnings

$56,313

SAT avg

985

ACT mid

22

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Concordia University-Chicago

River Forest, Illinois

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 93.4%

Annual cost

$44,252/yr

Grad earnings

$54,089

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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