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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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$67,963 Avg Salary

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

With 292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #26 most popular major in District of Columbia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Administration program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public admin majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named American University the most popular school in District of Columbia for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 5 students majoring in public admin at The American University, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Administration at George Washington University

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

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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