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2023 Best Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

4 Colleges
$44,563 Avg Salary
$29,207 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration Bachelor's Degree School for You

Public Administration is the #59 most popular major in the country with 16,905 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for public admin majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top New England Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Public Administration

Our 2023 rankings named Roger Williams University the best school in the New England Region for public administration students working on their bachelor’s degree. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bristol.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great place for public administration students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that public admin majors at SNHU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $31,776.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Plymouth State University is a great place for public administration students working on their bachelor’s degree. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the remote town of Plymouth.

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#4

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence.

Public Admin majors at RIC take out an average of $20,366 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Public Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 510
Connecticut 135
New Hampshire 61
Maine 16
Rhode Island 55
Vermont 40

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 58,326
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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