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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in New York

27 Colleges
$55,727 Avg Salary
$17,401 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

With 1,899 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #46 most popular major in New York.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the public admin programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York for public administration students. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in New York list. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

Public Admin majors at Syracuse take out an average of $24,500 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $258.

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The excellent programs at John Jay College of Criminal Justice helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in New York. Located in the city of New York, John Jay is a public college with a large student population.

Public Admin majors at John Jay take out an average of $16,355 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Baruch College

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baruch College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, Baruch is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, public admin majors at Baruch accumulate an average of around $14,750 in student debt.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent programs at New York University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in New York. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#6

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Marist College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #6 on the list. Marist is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie.

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#7

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

With a ranking of #7, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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#8

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in New York list. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Albany.

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#9

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.

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#10

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

The College at Brockport came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in New York ranking. Located in the fringe town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 483
Maryland 254
New Jersey 403
District of Columbia 292
Delaware 29

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

Majors Similar to Public Admin

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 25 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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