2025 Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

Ranked #19 in popularity, public administration is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 151 master's degrees in public administration to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public administration students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public administration students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt public administration students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public administration related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Public Administration Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Administration in Maryland

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public administration.

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Public Admin

1

University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

39 Annual Graduates

$67,870 Median Starting Salary

University of Baltimore is a great decision for students pursuing a master's degree in public administration. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public university with a small student population.

After graduation, public admin master's recipients usually make around $67,870 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in public administration from University of Baltimore

2

Bowie State University
Bowie, MD

27 Annual Graduates

$73,949 Median Starting Salary

Bowie State University is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in public administration. Bowie State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Bowie.

Public Administration master's degree recipients from Bowie State University earn a boost of approximately $5,123 above the typical income of public administration graduates.

More information about a master’s in public administration from Bowie State University

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	1,556
Pennsylvania	248	360
New Jersey	188	313
District of Columbia	154	283
Delaware	109	29

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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Admin

One of 4 majors within the Public Administration & Social Service area of study, Public Administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Admin Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	151

Majors Similar to Public Admin

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Policy	123
Human Services	13
Community Organization & Advocacy	1

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).
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