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2023 Most Popular Online Public Administration Schools

33 Colleges
$51,352 Avg Salary
$29,054 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 13,571 people earned a degree or certificate in public administration, making the major the #23 most popular in the United States.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Public Administration Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Public Administration Colleges.

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Administration Schools list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wichita.

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The excellent online programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the United States. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

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Out of the 33 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent online programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the United States. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public administration students. It came in at #6 on the list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Administration Schools list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Administration Schools list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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#9

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public administration programs. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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Valdosta State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public administration programs. Located in the city of Valdosta, VSU is a public school with a large student population.

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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.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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