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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia

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

Public Administration is the #49 most popular major in West Virginia with 132 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in West Virginia to see which master'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 master's degree.

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in West Virginia. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

About 47% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 53% are male.

Read full report on Public Administration at American Public University System

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Out of the 4 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the # 2 spot on the list. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

Of the 34 students majoring in public admin at WVU, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Full Public Administration at West Virginia University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at West Virginia State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in West Virginia. WVSU is a small public school located in the suburb of Institute.

Of the 10 students majoring in public admin at WVSU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Strayer University - West Virginia is a great place for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Strayer University - West Virginia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Scott Depot.

Full Public Administration at Strayer University - West Virginia Report

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration Schools 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
Arkansas 186
Alabama 396
Mississippi 84

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).
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