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Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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

With 292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #16 most popular major in District of Columbia.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia 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.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the public admin majors at the school.

Full Public Administration at American University Report

Out of the 2 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Full Public Administration at George Washington University Report

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Public Admin

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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