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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

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

With 186 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #42 most popular major in Arkansas.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Arkansas to see which ones were the most popular master'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the most popular school in Arkansas for public administration students working on their master’s degree. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.

Of the 121 students majoring in public admin at A-State, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Read full report on Public Administration at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in Arkansas. Located in the remote town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 29% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 11% are male.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great place for public administration students working on their master’s degree. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

Of the 3 students majoring in public admin at UARK, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#5

Strayer University - Arkansas

Little Rock, AR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Arkansas is a great place for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Strayer University - Arkansas is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

Read full report on Public Administration at Strayer University - Arkansas

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 5 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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