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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Arkansas

9 Colleges
$46,590 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

With 186 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #42 most popular major in Arkansas.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 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 Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Arkansas to see which 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the most popular school in Arkansas for public administration students. A-State is a large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great place for public administration students. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in Arkansas. Located in the remote town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Central Arkansas is a great place for public administration students. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

The excellent programs at University of Arkansas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in Arkansas. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

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#6

Harding University

Searcy, AR

With a ranking of #6, Harding University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy.

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#6

Strayer University - Arkansas

Little Rock, AR

Strayer University - Arkansas 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. Strayer University - Arkansas is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

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#8

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Henderson State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Arkansas Baptist College

Little Rock, AR

Arkansas Baptist College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration programs. Located in the city of Little Rock, Arkansas Baptist College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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
Alabama 396
Mississippi 84
West Virginia 132

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 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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