2023 Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools
4
Colleges in the United States
122
Associate Degrees
an associate degree in
public administration is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #338 out of 1020 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of public administration. Combined, these schools handed out 122 associate degrees in public administration to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Choosing a Great Public Administration School for Your Associate Degree
Your choice of public administration for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
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 associate 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.
- 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 associate 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 Associate Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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