2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in District of Columbia
Finding the Best Public Administration School for You
With 292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #16 most popular major in District of Columbia.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in District of Columbia 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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in District of Columbia
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public admin majors pursuing a .
Most Popular District of Columbia Schools in Public Administration
Our 2023 rankings named American University the most popular school in District of Columbia for public administration students. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for public administration students. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Global Region. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, Strayer University - Global Region is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of the District of Columbia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in District of Columbia list. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the city of Washington.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in District of Columbia list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
Strayer University - District of Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, Strayer University - District of Columbia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Howard University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Best Public Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 1,639 |
Pennsylvania | 462 |
Maryland | 171 |
New Jersey | 369 |
Delaware | 29 |
Public Administration Related Majors
Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar 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 7 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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