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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Oregon

4 Colleges
$45,947 Avg Salary
$19,432 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

With 117 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #82 most popular major in Oregon.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Oregon 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration Colleges.

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Our analysis found University of Oregon to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in Oregon. UO is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Eugene.

The average amount in student loans that public admin majors at UO take out is $19,432.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Oregon list. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

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#3

Corban University

Salem, OR

Out of the 4 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Corban University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Salem, Corban is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Oregon University is a great place for public administration students. EOU is a small public school located in the town of La Grande.

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State Degrees Awarded
California 1,883
Washington 297
Nevada 78
Hawaii 186
Alaska 34

Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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