2026 Best Value Other Public Administration Schools in Illinois
[Other Public Administration](/majors/social-services-public-administration/other-social-services-public-administration/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong other public administration education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools to find the best return on investment for other public administration students.
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2026 Best Value Other Public Administration Schools in Illinois
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other public administration degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Other Public Administration Schools
For return on investment in other public administration, no school beat National Louis University this year. Set in the city of Chicago, National Louis University is a large private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $13,245 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for other public administration graduates is $29,242. Early-career other public administration graduates make about $53,733. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. National Louis University admits about 95% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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