2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee
Finding the Best Public Administration Master's Degree School for You
Public Administration is the #102 most popular major in Tennessee with 107 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Tennessee 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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Tennessee Schools for a Master's in Public Administration
Our 2023 rankings named University of Memphis the most popular school in Tennessee for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 13 students majoring in public admin at UofM, 46% are male and 54% are female.
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Our analysis found Tennessee State University to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Tennessee. Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.
Women make up 77% of the public admin majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in Tennessee. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Chattanooga.
Of the 12 students majoring in public admin at UT Chattanooga, 17% are male and 83% are female.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cumberland University is a great place for public administration students working on their master’s degree. CU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Lebanon.
Of the 9 students majoring in public admin at CU, 44% are male and 56% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
Women make up 56% of the public admin majors at the school.
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Strayer University - Tennessee landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public administration programs. Strayer University - Tennessee is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.
Women make up 86% of the public admin majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, Lincoln Memorial University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Harrogate, LMU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 33% of the public admin majors at the school.
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South College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. South College is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
With a ranking of #8, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 401 |
Virginia | 602 |
North Carolina | 469 |
Florida | 1,032 |
Kentucky | 123 |
South Carolina | 88 |
Louisiana | 121 |
Arkansas | 186 |
Alabama | 396 |
Mississippi | 84 |
West Virginia | 132 |
Majors Related to Public Admin
One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Admin
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 9 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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