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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Florida

13 Colleges
$47,888 Avg Salary
$27,924 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

Public Administration is the #18 most popular major in Florida with 638 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Florida ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Florida 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Central Florida to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great place for public administration students. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Barry University

Miami, FL

Out of the 13 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Barry University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Barry University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great place for public administration students. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Gulf Coast University landed the # 5 spot on the list. FGCU is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.

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#6

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#7

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

With a ranking of #7, University of Miami did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#8

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #8 on the list. UNF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

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#9

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University 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. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #10 on the list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 489
Georgia 401
North Carolina 379
Tennessee 97
Kentucky 122
Louisiana 113
Alabama 378
South Carolina 88
Mississippi 84
Arkansas 172
West Virginia 132

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 13 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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