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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$67,963 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Doctor's Degree School for You

Public Administration is the #23 most popular major in the country with 13,571 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Our 2023 rankings named West Chester University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

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

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#2

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Baltimore is a great place for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 63% of the public admin majors at the school.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at American University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in public admin at The American University, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#4

University at Albany

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a large student population.

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

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#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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Rutgers University - Newark came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

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#8

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #8, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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University of Delaware ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.

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George Washington University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Best Public Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,639
Pennsylvania 462
Maryland 171
New Jersey 369
District of Columbia 292
Delaware 29

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 10 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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