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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the New England Region

34 Colleges
$60,015 Avg Salary
$31,084 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

Public Administration is the #59 most popular major in the country with 16,905 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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in the New England Region 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 the New England Region .

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Read full report on Public Administration at Harvard University

#2

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

The excellent programs at Anna Maria College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the New England Region . Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Paxton.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for public administration students. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Connecticut

#4

Clark University

Worcester, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clark University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the New England Region list. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

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The excellent programs at Southern New Hampshire University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that public admin majors at SNHU take out is $31,084.

Full Public Administration at Southern New Hampshire University Report

#6

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration programs. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#7

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

With a ranking of #7, Norwich University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. Located in the town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Public Administration at Norwich University Report

#8

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Post University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

Full Public Administration at Post University Report

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Administration at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

#10

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration programs. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of New Haven

Best Public Administration Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 510
Connecticut 135
New Hampshire 61
Maine 16
Rhode Island 55
Vermont 40

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 26 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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