2025 Best Public Administration Schools in Tennessee
4Colleges in Tennessee
125Public Admin Degrees Awarded
$59,458Avg Early-Career Salary
Public Administration is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #60 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of public administration. Combined, these schools handed out 125 degrees in public administration to qualified students.
The public admin program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Administration rankings. For our Best Overall Public Administration School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Public Administration Schools in Tennessee list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Public Administration in Tennessee
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the public admin degree levels they offer.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in public administration. UT Knoxville is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville. A Best Colleges rank of #226 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were approximately 10 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year.
Tennessee State University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in public administration. Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 29th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 30 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available.
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Prepare yourself to make the decisions that best serve a community, its constituents and its economic growth with this specialized business degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
University of Memphis is a great choice for students interested in a degree in public administration. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #807 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UofM is a great university overall.
There were about 6 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent data year.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a great choice for students interested in a degree in public administration. UT Chattanooga is a large public university located in the city of Chattanooga. This university ranks 16th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 20 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UT Chattanooga in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The public admin program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Administration rankings. For our Best Overall Public Administration School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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