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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Public Administration Doctor's Degree 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree 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.

Check out the public admin doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in the United States. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

Of the 22 students majoring in public admin at WCUPA, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 48 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 47% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 53% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Jackson State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

Women make up 79% of the public admin majors at the school.

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Valdosta State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Valdosta, VSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 38% of the public admin majors at the school.

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#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

Of the 10 students majoring in public admin at Florida State, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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California Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Public Administration at California Baptist University Report

Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public administration programs. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.

Of the 9 students majoring in public admin at VCU, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#10

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #10, University of Baltimore did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full Public Administration at University of Baltimore Report

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 30 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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