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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Far Western US Region

46 Colleges
$56,174 Avg Salary
$28,864 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration 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. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 46 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

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

Our analysis found California State University - Northridge to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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Out of the 46 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 3 spot on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Far Western US Region list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - San Bernardino landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration programs. CSUSB is a large public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.

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#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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Best Public Administration Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 1,533
Washington 287
Oregon 62
Nevada 78
Hawaii 41
Alaska 34

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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