2024 Best Public Administration Schools

1

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Harvard University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in public administration. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were approximately 193 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.

2

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Northwestern University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in public administration. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 75 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

3

New York University
New York, NY

Any student who is interested in public administration needs to look into New York University. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 191 public administration students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

4

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Columbia University in the City of New York is a great choice for students interested in a degree in public administration. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 374 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

5

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 59 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

6

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were about 164 public administration students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

7

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were about 65 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

8

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 757 public administration students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.

9

American University
Washington, DC

Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were about 175 public administration students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available.

10

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were roughly 37 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.

11

Villanova University
Villanova, PA

Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Villanova. This university ranks 5th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 114 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent data year.

12

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global
Marion, IN

IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Marion. This university ranks 8th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 30 public administration students who graduated with this degree at IWU in the most recent year we have data available.

13

Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 281 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.

14

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were roughly 170 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

15

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg. This school ranks 2nd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were approximately 44 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.

16

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 185 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

17

Anna Maria College
Paxton, MA

Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Paxton. This college ranks 35th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 99 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Anna Maria in the most recent year we have data available.

18

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 107 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent year we have data available.

19

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were approximately 74 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

20

Seattle University
Seattle, WA

Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were about 48 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Seattle U in the most recent data year.

21

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.

22

California State University - Northridge
Northridge, CA

CSUN is a fairly large public university located in the city of Northridge. This university ranks 49th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 309 public administration students who graduated with this degree at CSUN in the most recent year we have data available.

23

Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, NJ

Rutgers Newark is a large public university located in the large city of Newark. This university ranks 6th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 139 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Newark in the most recent data year.

24

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were roughly 126 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.

25

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were about 118 public administration students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent year we have data available.