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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in South Carolina

5 Colleges
$49,751 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

Public Administration is the #99 most popular major in South Carolina with 88 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in South Carolina 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public admin majors pursuing a .

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the most popular school in South Carolina for public administration students. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Charleston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in South Carolina list. C of C is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Strayer University - South Carolina. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in South Carolina list. Strayer University - South Carolina is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Greenville.

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Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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The excellent programs at South University, Columbia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in South Carolina. South University, Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Columbia.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration Colleges 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
Louisiana 121
Arkansas 186
Alabama 396
Mississippi 84
West Virginia 132

Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 5 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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