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2023 Best Public Administration Schools in Arizona

5 Colleges
$47,954 Avg Salary
$30,215 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

Public Administration is the #44 most popular major in Arizona with 621 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 Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Arizona to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Public Administration Schools in Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best for public admin majors pursuing a .

Top Arizona Schools in Public Administration

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public Administration Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Public Admin majors at UOPX - Arizona take out an average of $46,644 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 5 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, public admin graduates from University of Arizona take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $620, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 5 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, public admin graduates from NAU carry an average student debtload of $24,500.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 998
Oklahoma 80
New Mexico 55

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 5 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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