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

14 Colleges
$67,963 Avg Salary

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

Public Administration is the #59 most popular major in the country with 16,905 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southeast 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Jackson State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Valdosta State University is a great place for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

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

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#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#6

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public administration programs. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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North Carolina State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Of the 5 students majoring in public admin at NC State, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Florida International University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public administration programs. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in public admin at FIU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#9

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic 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 #9 on the list. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

Women make up 75% of the public admin majors at the school.

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Best Public Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 401
Virginia 602
North Carolina 469
Florida 1,032
Tennessee 107
Kentucky 123
South Carolina 88
Louisiana 121
Arkansas 186
Alabama 396
Mississippi 84
West Virginia 132

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 14 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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