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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Kentucky

8 Colleges
$43,815 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

With 122 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #29 most popular major in Kentucky.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Kentucky 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 Kentucky.

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

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#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Kentucky list. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern Kentucky University is a great place for public administration students. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Murray.

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#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great place for public administration students. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

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#6

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Kentucky list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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#7

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, KY

With a ranking of #7, Kentucky State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. KY State is a small public school located in the distant town of Frankfort.

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Morehead State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Kentucky list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Morehead.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 489
Florida 638
Georgia 401
North Carolina 379
Tennessee 97
Louisiana 113
Alabama 378
South Carolina 88
Mississippi 84
Arkansas 172
West Virginia 132

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 8 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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