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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the New England Region

29 Colleges
$60,015 Avg Salary
$31,084 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration 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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the New England Region 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 the New England Region .

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Public Administration at Harvard University Report

#2

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anna Maria College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Paxton, Anna Maria is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Public Administration at University of Connecticut Report

#4

Clark University

Worcester, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Clark University is a great place for public administration students. Located in the city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Public Administration at Clark University Report

#5

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Suffolk University is a great place for public administration students. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Public Administration at Suffolk University Report

#6

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Norwich University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the New England Region ranking. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

Read full report on Public Administration at Norwich University

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Read full report on Public Administration at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

#7

Post University

Waterbury, CT

With a ranking of #7, Post University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

Full Public Administration at Post University Report

University of Rhode Island did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Rhode Island

#9

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of New Haven

Best Public Administration Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 509
Connecticut 135
Rhode Island 42
New Hampshire 23
Maine 0
Vermont 40

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 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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