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2023 Best Public Administration Schools in West Virginia

3 Colleges
$48,424 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

Public Administration is the #19 most popular major in West Virginia with 132 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Public Administration Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in West Virginia to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Public Administration Schools in West Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Administration Colleges.

Top West Virginia Schools in Public Administration

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best school in West Virginia for public administration students. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

The excellent programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in West Virginia. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Virginia State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Administration Schools in West Virginia list. WVSU is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Institute.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 489
Florida 638
Georgia 401
North Carolina 379
Tennessee 97
Kentucky 122
Louisiana 113
Alabama 378
South Carolina 88
Mississippi 84
Arkansas 172

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 3 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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