2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Public Administration School for You
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 108 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public admin majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Most Popular Public Administration Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for public administration students. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great place for public administration students. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great place for public administration students. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.
The excellent programs at Barry University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia Southern University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Southeast Region list. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.
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Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration programs. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.
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American Public University System landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration programs. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.
George Mason University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
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University of Georgia 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. UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.
Troy University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration programs. TROY is a large public school located in the remote town of Troy.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Florida State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration programs. Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.
With a ranking of #13, North Carolina Central University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. Located in the city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Auburn University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration programs. Auburn is a very large public school located in the small city of Auburn.
Belhaven University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #16 on the list. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Public Administration students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Southern University and A & M College | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 18 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| 19 | Old Dominion University | Norfolk, VA |
| 21 | Valdosta State University | Valdosta, GA |
Best Public Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 489 |
| Florida | 638 |
| Georgia | 401 |
| North Carolina | 379 |
| Tennessee | 97 |
| Kentucky | 122 |
| Louisiana | 113 |
| Alabama | 378 |
| South Carolina | 88 |
| Mississippi | 84 |
| Arkansas | 172 |
| West Virginia | 132 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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).
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