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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Tennessee

10 Colleges
$48,394 Avg Salary
$46,644 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

Public Administration is the #102 most popular major in Tennessee with 107 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. 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 Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Tennessee 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 Tennessee.

#1

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found Tennessee State University to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

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#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great place for public administration students. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Public Administration at University of Memphis Report

The excellent programs at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in Tennessee. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

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#4

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cumberland University is a great place for public administration students. CU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Lebanon.

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#4

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lipscomb University is a great place for public administration students. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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Strayer University - Tennessee 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 - Tennessee is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.

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Lincoln Memorial 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 town of Harrogate, LMU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Public Administration at Lincoln Memorial University Report

#9

Lee University

Cleveland, TN

With a ranking of #9, Lee University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. Located in the city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

South College

Knoxville, TN

With a ranking of #10, South College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. South College is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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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
Kentucky 123
South Carolina 88
Louisiana 121
Arkansas 186
Alabama 396
Mississippi 84
West Virginia 132

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 10 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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