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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Washington

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In 2020-2021, 287 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Washington 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Washington. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Of the 168 students majoring in public admin at UW Seattle, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The Evergreen State College is a great place for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Evergreen is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Olympia.

Women make up 70% of the public admin majors at the school.

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Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in Washington. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

About 59% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 41% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Washington University is a great place for public administration students working on their master’s degree. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

About 77% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 23% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

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

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 5 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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