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2023 Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Public Administration Master's Degree School for You

Public Administration is the #23 most popular major in the country with 13,571 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the public admin master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named San Jose State University the best school in the Far Western US Region for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the Far Western US Region . USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#3

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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University of Nevada - Reno ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Reno.

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#7

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

With a ranking of #7, Seattle University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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California State University - Sacramento landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public administration programs. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

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With a ranking of #9, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

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California State University - Bakersfield ranked #10 on this year’s Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Bakersfield, CSUB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Public Administration Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 1,533
Washington 287
Oregon 62
Nevada 78
Hawaii 41
Alaska 34

Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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