2023 Best Public Administration Schools in Virginia
Finding the Best Public Administration School for You
Public Administration is the #20 most popular major in Virginia with 489 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Public Administration Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Public Administration Schools in Virginia
Check out the public admin programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top Virginia Schools in Public Administration
Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in Virginia for public administration students. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 9 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Administration Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Administration Schools in Virginia list. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public Administration Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.
Old Dominion University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public Administration Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.
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Regent University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Administration Schools in Virginia ranking. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.
Liberty University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Public Administration Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Strayer University - Virginia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. Strayer University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.
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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Florida | 638 |
Georgia | 401 |
North Carolina | 379 |
Tennessee | 97 |
Kentucky | 122 |
Louisiana | 113 |
Alabama | 378 |
South Carolina | 88 |
Mississippi | 84 |
Arkansas | 172 |
West Virginia | 132 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Admin
One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Public Admin
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 9 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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