2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools
Finding the Best Public Administration School for You
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.
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The Most Popular Public Administration Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 382 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Administration program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the United States
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Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Public Administration
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the United States for public administration students. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for public administration students. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
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The excellent programs at John Jay College of Criminal Justice helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the United States. John Jay is a large public school located in the large city of New York.
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Syracuse University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Harvard University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools ranking. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
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American University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools ranking. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration programs. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
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University of Central Florida came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools ranking. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
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University of Southern California ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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Baruch College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools ranking. Baruch is a large public school located in the city of New York.
University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #16 on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.
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Florida International University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools ranking. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.
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Rutgers University - Newark ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools list. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.
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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration programs. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.
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Barry University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration programs. Located in the large suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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California State University - Long Beach ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #23, Columbia Southern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
With a ranking of #25, Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. A-State is a large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.
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Rest of the Top Most Popular Public Administration Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Public Administration Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 382 different United States public administration schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | University of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD |
| 52 | Wichita State University | Wichita, KS |
| 53 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | Omaha, NE |
| 54 | George Washington University | Washington, DC |
| 54 | University of Illinois at Springfield | Springfield, IL |
| 56 | San Diego State University | San Diego, CA |
| 56 | California State University - East Bay | Hayward, CA |
| 56 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio, TX |
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Public Administration students that almost earned our Most Popular Public Administration Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 59 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD |
| 61 | Binghamton University | Vestal, NY |
| 61 | Ohio University - Athens Campus | Athens, OH |
| 63 | University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT |
| 64 | Southern Utah University | Cedar City, UT |
| 64 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 66 | The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, TX |
| 66 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL |
| 66 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA |
| 69 | North Carolina Central University | Durham, NC |
| 70 | The Evergreen State College | Olympia, WA |
| 70 | Clark University | Worcester, MA |
| 72 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester, PA |
| 72 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 74 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL |
| 75 | Purdue University Global | Indianapolis, IN |
| 76 | Belhaven University | Jackson, MS |
| 76 | DePaul University | Chicago, IL |
| 76 | University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS |
Public Administration by Region
View the Most Popular Public Administration Schools for a specific region near you.
| Region |
|---|
| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
Public Administration Related Majors
Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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