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2023 Most Popular Online Public Administration Schools in North Carolina

2 Colleges
$48,458 Avg Salary
$18,429 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Public Administration Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online public admin programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Carolina University the most popular online school in North Carolina for public administration students. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

Public Admin majors at WCU take out an average of $18,429 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Public Administration at Western Carolina University

The excellent online programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in North Carolina. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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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 2 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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