2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools
Finding the Best Public Administration School for You
In 2020-2021, 16,905 people earned a degree or certificate in public administration, making the major the #59 most popular in the United States.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Public Administration Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 492 schools in the United States 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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public admin majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Public Administration
Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in the United States for public administration students. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
On average, public admin graduates from IU Bloomington take out $21,205 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $397, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
Read full report on Public Administration at Indiana University - Bloomington
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
The excellent programs at California State University - Northridge helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the United States. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.
The average amount in student loans that public admin majors at CSUN take out is $37,500.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Public Admin majors at Syracuse take out an average of $24,500 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $258.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #6 on the list. John Jay is a large public school located in the large city of New York.
Public Admin majors at John Jay take out an average of $16,355 in student loans while working on their egree.
Full Public Administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice Report
With a ranking of #7, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
Public Admin majors at FIU take out an average of $27,747 in student loans while working on their egree.
Full Public Administration at Florida International University Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.
After completing their degree, public admin graduates from UCF carry an average student debt load of $24,250.
Full Public Administration at University of Central Florida Report
With a ranking of #9, Grand Canyon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
Baruch College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration programs. Baruch is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.
While working on their degree, public admin majors at Baruch accumulate an average of around $14,750 in student debt.
With a ranking of #11, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
While working on their degree, public admin majors at UOPX - Arizona accumulate an average of around $46,644 in student debt.
Full Public Administration at University of Phoenix - Arizona Report
Liberty University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools ranking. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Read full report on Public Administration at Liberty University
Barry University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools list. Located in the suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
On average, public admin graduates from Barry University take out $26,433 in student loans while working on their degree.
Harvard University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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New York University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration programs. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, public admin graduates from IUPUI carry an average student debt load of $24,850.
Read full report on Public Administration at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
On average, public admin graduates from Ohio State take out $23,465 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $182.
American University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #19 on the list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.
On average, public admin graduates from SDSU take out $15,375 in student loans while working on their degree.
Read full report on Public Administration at San Diego State University
With a ranking of #20, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.
Full Public Administration at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report
With a ranking of #21, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #22 on the list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.
Full Public Administration at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report
University of Hawaii - West Oahu landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration programs. UH West Oahu is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kapolei.
While working on their degree, public admin majors at UH West Oahu accumulate an average of around $20,937 in student debt.
Rutgers University - Newark came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools ranking. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.
With a ranking of #25, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Public Administration at The University of Texas at Arlington
Rest of the Top Most Popular Public Administration Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Public Administration Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 492 different United States public administration schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Public Administration students that almost earned our Most Popular Public Administration Schools award.
Public Administration by Region
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Public Administration Related Majors
Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Public Admin
| 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 25 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).
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