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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in California

32 Colleges
$57,932 Avg Salary
$27,676 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

Public Administration is the #17 most popular major in California with 1,533 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Administration Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in California to see which 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.

Check out the public admin programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Northridge the most popular school in California for public administration students. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

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Out of the 32 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in California list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Public Administration at California State University - Long Beach Report

#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

Out of the 32 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 4 spot on the list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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Out of the 32 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a large student population.

Full Public Administration at California State University - Dominguez Hills Report

With a ranking of #6, California State University - San Bernardino did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.

Read full report on Public Administration at California State University - San Bernardino

#7

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #7 on the list. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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California State University - East Bay came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in California ranking. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

Read full report on Public Administration at California State University - East Bay

#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #8, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Full Public Administration at San Diego State University Report

California State University - Bakersfield landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration programs. Located in the city of Bakersfield, CSUB is a public college with a large student population.

Full Public Administration at California State University - Bakersfield Report

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State Degrees Awarded
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 26 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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