2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the New England 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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
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 New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
Check out the public admin master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the New England Region for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 45% of the public admin majors at the school.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Anna Maria College is a great place for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Paxton, Anna Maria is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 99 students majoring in public admin at Anna Maria, 80% are male and 20% are female.
Out of the 25 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 58 students majoring in public admin at UCONN, 38% are male and 62% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 56 students majoring in public admin at Clark, 45% are male and 55% are female.
Out of the 25 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
About 76% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 24% are male.
Norwich University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.
Women make up 39% of the public admin majors at the school.
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Post University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.
Of the 25 students majoring in public admin at Post University, 56% are male and 44% are female.
With a ranking of #7, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
About 72% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 28% are male.
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University of New Haven ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
About 42% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 58% are male.
With a ranking of #9, University of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 54% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 46% are male.
Best Public Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 509 |
Connecticut | 135 |
Rhode Island | 42 |
New Hampshire | 23 |
Maine | 0 |
Vermont | 40 |
Public Administration Related Majors
Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Admin
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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