2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Public Administration Master'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. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public admin majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Northridge the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for public administration students working on their master’s degree. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.
Women make up 72% of the public admin majors at the school.
Read full report on Public Administration at California State University - Northridge
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in the Far Western US Region . UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.
About 65% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 35% are male.
Full Public Administration at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in the Far Western US Region . USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 64% of the public admin majors at the school.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of Southern California
Out of the 46 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.
About 62% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 38% are male.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for public administration students working on their master’s degree. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.
Of the 94 students majoring in public admin at National University, 52% are male and 48% are female.
California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 73% of the public admin majors at the school.
Read full report on Public Administration at California State University - Dominguez Hills
California State University - San Bernardino came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSUSB is a large public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.
Of the 81 students majoring in public admin at CSUSB, 43% are male and 57% are female.
University of San Francisco ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.
Women make up 69% of the public admin majors at the school.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of San Francisco
California State University - East Bay did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.
Of the 66 students majoring in public admin at Cal State East Bay, 26% are male and 74% are female.
Read full report on Public Administration at California State University - East Bay
San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.
Women make up 67% of the public admin majors at the school.
Read full report on Public Administration at San Diego State University
Best Public Administration Colleges by State
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 1,533 |
Washington | 287 |
Oregon | 62 |
Nevada | 78 |
Hawaii | 41 |
Alaska | 34 |
Public Administration Related Majors
Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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