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2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

There are about 46,631 students enrolled in Public Administration in the USA.

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popularity

Above Average

Compared to national avg.

Diplomas received last year

14,372

Vs. National Avg.

33%

popularity Rank

#55

cost

Somewhat Affordable

Compared to national avg.

Median degree cost

$24K

Vs. National Avg.

-1%

cost Rank

#254

salary

Average

Compared to national avg.

Average Salary Two Years Out of School

$42K

Vs. National Avg.

5%

salary Rank

#201

professors

Average

Compared to national avg.

Professor Rating

C+

Vs. National Avg.

4%

professors Rank

#200

students

Average

Compared to national avg.

Diversity Rating

B-

Vs. National Avg.

2%

students Rank

#153

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEGREES

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

Public administration is not an awfully in-demand major. An average concentration awards 6,156 undergraduate degrees per annum; 3,195 students received an undergraduate degree in public administration last spring, making it the United States of America's 111th most popular major. Indiana University-Bloomington​ conferred more of those degrees than any other American school (614), and schools in Indiana accounted for more degrees than any US State (766).

It may not be easy to decide the right institution, considering undergrad degrees in public administration are offered at 184 institutions in the US. Only 4.1% fewer schools offer undergrad degrees in public administration than the average subject, making it the 110th most widely offered concentration in the USA.

GRADUATE DEGREES

While last spring, one in every five degrees in public administration were undergraduate degrees; 80% were postgraduate degrees. Public administration is the 15th most popular postgraduate degree in America, with 13,009 degrees awarded. To put that in context, advanced degrees in public administration are 4.7 times more popular among postgraduate students than the average course of study.

In Total, 16,204 students received a bachelor's or higher in public administration last year.

ONLINE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEGREES

3,477 of those 16,204 students (21.5%) completed their degrees totally online - 262 undergrads and 3,215 master's & doctor's students. As you've presumably noticed by now, public administration is not the most popular online field. It is now the 77th most popular remote degree, and 45.6% under the US average of 481 students per major. For master's & doctor's students, it ranks 17th, with 5.2 times the average number of postgraduate students per area of study (481).

The University of Maryland Global Campus​ awarded 55 online four-year degrees, more than any other U.S. institution. Last fall, 35,971 undergraduates were attending the institution remotely, 78% of their student body. They offer 31 entirely remote fields, which is 100% of their courses.

Moreover, Colleges from Maryland awarded the most online undergraduate degrees in public administration last May (55). Maryland independently accounts for 21% of the major's remote students.

8.2% of all bachelor's degrees in public administration are completed online, (24.7% for postgrad degrees). The University of Hawaii-West Oahu's​ last undergraduate class contained a higher percentage of online public administration majors than any other U.S. school (6.59%). 42 students in their 643 student class were awarded an online undergraduate degree in public administration. They offer 3 disciplines exclusively online, and had 879 enrolled online undergrads last fall. That's 29% of the student body.

There are 39 schools in the nation with an online undergraduate degree in public administration, making it the 110th most commonly available online major. 21% of institutions providing the degree even have a completely online option, and 44% of the schools supplying the degree remotely are public. The remaining 56% are private. Florida has more totally online programs than any state, with 4 institutions located there.

If you wish to study public administration totally remotely, you may want to look at Syracuse University, as it has the 2nd best public administration program in the United States of America. It also supplies an additional 39 degrees comprehensively remotely, so their systems are likely dependable. Further, 126 online college students go to the school, which is 1% of their entire student body.

PARTIALLY ONLINE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEGREES

  • 843 students last year earned a four-year degree in public administration partially online
  • 144 colleges in the nation have undergrad degrees in public administration partially online
  • 26.38% of all undergrad degree in public administration are done partially online
  • Indiana University-Bloomington​ granted 95 partially online undergrad degrees in public administration, more than any other U.S. college
  • Public administration is the 20th most popular partially online graduate degree in the nation
  • The average partially online major awards 1,683 annual bachelor's degrees or higher

IN-PERSON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEGREES

  • Public administration is the 115th most pursued in-person four-year degree in the country
  • Public administration is the 329th most widely offered in-person four-year degree around the country
  • Last spring, 10,429 students earned a bachelor's or higher in public administration totally in-person
  • 7.02% of Barry University's​ last undergraduate class studied public administration completely in-person, higher than any other college in the USA
  • 20% of last May's exclusively in-person degrees in public administration were bachelor's degrees; 80% were advanced degrees
  • 64.1% of all postgrad degrees in public administration are earned exclusively in-person

Top 25 Best Online Colleges for Public Administration

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Rating

#1 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN | www.indiana.edu/

80%

Acceptance

46,441

Students

#265

Ranking

$38K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#2 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA | www.harvard.edu/

5%

Acceptance

41,024

Students

#3

Ranking

$54K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#3 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

New York University

New York, NY | www.nyu.edu/

21%

Acceptance

58,361

Students

#23

Ranking

$55K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#4 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY | www.columbia.edu/

7%

Acceptance

33,882

Students

#10

Ranking

$62K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#5 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

Arizona State University Digital Immersion

Scottsdale, AZ | www.asu.edu/

73%

Acceptance

69,608

Students

#509

Ranking

$11K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#6 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA | www.upenn.edu/

9%

Acceptance

30,688

Students

#7

Ranking

$60K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#7 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD | www.jhu.edu/

11%

Acceptance

34,250

Students

#4

Ranking

$54K

Tuition

A

Rating

#8 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL | www.ucf.edu/

45%

Acceptance

81,082

Students

#200

Ranking

$22K

Tuition

B

Rating

#9 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

Excelsior College

Albany, NY | www.excelsior.edu/

0%

Acceptance

33,516

Students

#779

Ranking

$0

Tuition

A

Rating

#10 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

Florida International University

Miami, FL | www.fiu.edu/

58%

Acceptance

73,970

Students

#364

Ranking

$19K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#11 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

University of Management and Technology

Arlington, VA | www.umtweb.edu/

0%

Acceptance

1,141

Students

#430

Ranking

$9K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#12 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA | https://www.virginia.edu/

23%

Acceptance

29,237

Students

#38

Ranking

$53K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#13 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

Johnson & Wales University-Online

Providence, RI | https://online.jwu.edu/?_ga=2.244666885.1432107725.1502198571-1382828486.1499961993

36%

Acceptance

2,633

Students

#556

Ranking

$13K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#14 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY | https://www.syracuse.edu/

69%

Acceptance

38,868

Students

#140

Ranking

$56K

Tuition

A

Rating

#15 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA | https://www2.gmu.edu/

89%

Acceptance

49,755

Students

#296

Ranking

$37K

Tuition

B

Rating

#16 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

California State University-Northridge

Northridge, CA | https://www.csun.edu/

66%

Acceptance

42,736

Students

#763

Ranking

$19K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#17 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC | www.ncsu.edu/

46%

Acceptance

40,537

Students

#136

Ranking

$29K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#18 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

Villanova University

Villanova, PA | www.villanova.edu/

31%

Acceptance

12,231

Students

#64

Ranking

$57K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#19 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA | www.usc.edu/

16%

Acceptance

52,376

Students

#28

Ranking

$60K

Tuition

A

Rating

#20 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ | https://www.arizona.edu/

85%

Acceptance

49,966

Students

#391

Ranking

$37K

Tuition

A

Rating

#21 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA | www.jmu.edu/

80%

Acceptance

24,039

Students

#292

Ranking

$29K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#22 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

Northeastern University Lifelong Learning Network

Boston, MA | https://www.northeastern.edu/learnforlife/

0%

Acceptance

14,916

Students

#461

Ranking

$13K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#23 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, MO | https://missouri.edu/

82%

Acceptance

32,916

Students

#450

Ranking

$29K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#24 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX | https://www.tamu.edu/

63%

Acceptance

73,308

Students

#123

Ranking

$39K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#25 2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Public Administration

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI | www.wisc.edu/

57%

Acceptance

47,831

Students

#101

Ranking

$39K

Tuition

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