by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for public administration students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 268 bachelor's degrees in public administration during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The public admin bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. 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:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this 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.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
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 bachelor's degree.
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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for public administration students seeking a a bachelor's degree.
It's hard to beat Syracuse University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in public administration. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in public administration from Syracuse University
University of Maryland Global Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in public administration. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in public administration from University of Maryland Global Campus
Baruch College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in public administration. Baruch is a fairly large public college located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in public administration from Baruch College
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in public administration needs to look into John Jay College of Criminal Justice. John Jay is a fairly large public college located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in public administration from John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Kean is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Union.More information about a bachelor’s in public administration from Kean University
Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Medgar is a public college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in public administration from Medgar Evers College
Explore the best public administration colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 707 | 232 |
| Pennsylvania | 698 | 21 |
| Maryland | 370 | 67 |
| New Jersey | 351 | 33 |
| Delaware | 224 | 0 |
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