2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in California

If you pursue a doctor's degree in public administration, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #65 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for public administration students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18 doctor's degrees in public administration during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Public Administration School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in public admin matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in California ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of public administration students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for public administration.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Public Administration in California

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in public administration.

Most Well Attended Schools for Public Admin Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

California Baptist University
Riverside, CA

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at California Baptist University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in public administration. Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration in California.

There were roughly 11 public administration individuals who graduated with this degree at Cal Baptist in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in public administration from California Baptist University

2

University of La Verne
La Verne, CA

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in public administration has to check out University of La Verne. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration in California.

There were roughly 7 public administration students who graduated with this degree at ULV in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in public administration from University of La Verne

3

Golden Gate University - San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a popular decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in public administration. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a doctorate in public administration from Golden Gate University - San Francisco

3

Northcentral University
San Diego, CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Northcentral University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in public administration. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. More information about a doctorate in public administration from Northcentral University

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	214	1

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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.