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Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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$52,728 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 469 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #50 most popular major in the state.

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 Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the best school in North Carolina for public administration students working on their master’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for public administration students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

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East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public administration programs. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a large student population.

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Western Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

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University of North Carolina at Pembroke came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #10, North Carolina Central University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Durham.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 401
Virginia 602
Florida 1,032
Tennessee 107
Kentucky 123
South Carolina 88
Louisiana 121
Arkansas 186
Alabama 396
Mississippi 84
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 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 11 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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