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2023 Best Public Administration Schools in the New England Region

19 Colleges
$60,015 Avg Salary
$31,084 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

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

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Public Administration Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Public Administration Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for public admin majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Public Administration Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public Administration Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Anna Maria College is a great place for public administration students. Located in the rural area of Paxton, Anna Maria is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Norwich University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Administration Schools in the New England Region list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.

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#5

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

The excellent programs at University of Vermont helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the New England Region . Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large student population.

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Northeastern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public Administration Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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Southern New Hampshire University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public administration programs. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Administration Schools in the New England Region ranking. UNH is a large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration students. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Public Administration Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Public Administration Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 509
Connecticut 135
Rhode Island 42
New Hampshire 23
Maine 0
Vermont 40

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 19 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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