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Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

10 Colleges
$67,963 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public administration was ranked #59 in the country. In fact 16,905 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 Middle Atlantic Region .

Our 2023 rankings named West Chester University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. WCUPA is a large public school located in the large 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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#2

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Baltimore. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. 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.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American University is a great place for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 40% of the public admin majors at the school.

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#4

University at Albany

Albany, NY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University at Albany helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public 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.

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#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Syracuse University is a great place for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse 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.

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New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #6, New York University 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 New York, NYU 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.

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Rutgers University - Newark landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public administration programs. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

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George Washington University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public administration programs. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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University of Delaware landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public administration programs. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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Best Public Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 483
New York 1,899
Maryland 254
New Jersey 403
District of Columbia 292
Delaware 29

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 10 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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