2025 Best Other Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Other Public Administration isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #203 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Other Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 93 master's degrees in other public administration during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on other public administration students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other other public administration students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for other public administration to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other public administration related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for other public administration students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Other Public Administration Schools

The other public admin school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Other Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Public Administration in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in other public administration.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Other Public Admin

1

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

13 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in other public administration has to look into University of Central Florida. UCF is a very large public university located in the suburb of Orlando.More information about a master’s in other public administration from University of Central Florida

2

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, AR

38 Annual Graduates

$49,472 Median Starting Salary

University of Arkansas at Little Rock is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in other public administration. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Little Rock.

Master's students who receive their degree from the other public admin program make around $49,472 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a master’s in other public administration from University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Best Other Public Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best other public administration schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	9
Virginia	182	7
Alabama	151	3
Arkansas	121	62

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Other Public Administration Related Rankings by Major

Other Public Administration is one of 4 different types of Public Administration & Social Service programs to choose from.

Other Public Admin Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions	93

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	2,722
Public Policy	492
Community Organization & Advocacy	129
Human Services	103

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.