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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools

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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.

The Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Administration program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Colleges.

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in the United States. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

About 64% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 36% are male.

Read full report on Public Administration at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in the United States. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 72% of the public admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Administration at The University of Texas at Arlington

#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 47% of the public admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Administration at Capella University

Out of the 48 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Jackson State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Jackson State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

Of the 14 students majoring in public admin at Jackson State, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Read full report on Public Administration at Jackson State University

Valdosta State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Valdosta, VSU is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in public admin at VSU, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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California Baptist University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public administration programs. Located in the city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the public admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Administration at California Baptist University

#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

About 30% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 70% are male.

Read full report on Public Administration at Florida State University

Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public administration programs. VCU is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

About 44% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 56% are male.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Of the 8 students majoring in public admin at UMN Twin Cities, 13% are male and 88% are female.

Full Public Administration at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

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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 30 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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