by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 15,999 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 49th most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 481 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,302 and $25,698 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public administration.
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The 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree public admin students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Manor College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania. Located in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Point Park University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania. This medium-sized school is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Francis University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania. Located in Loretto, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Villanova University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 56 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
University of Pittsburgh - Bradford landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Bradford, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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