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

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

Public Administration is the #44 most popular major in Arizona with 621 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. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arizona 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arizona. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the public admin majors at the school.

Full Public Administration at Grand Canyon University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 72% of the public admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Phoenix - Arizona

Out of the 6 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 3 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Women make up 57% of the public admin majors at the school.

Full Public Administration at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 6 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 44% are male.

Full Public Administration at University of Arizona Report

Out of the 6 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 5 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

Of the 14 students majoring in public admin at ASU - Skysong, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Northern Arizona University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public administration programs. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the public admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Administration at Northern Arizona University

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 998
Oklahoma 80
New Mexico 55

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

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 6 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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