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2025 Best Public Administration Schools in the New England Region

12 Colleges in the New England Region
964 Public Admin Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in public administration, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #49 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 12 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Public Administration Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 964 degrees in public administration annually.

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Choosing a Great Public Administration School

Best Public Administration Schools in the New England Region Your choice of public administration school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for public administration schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Public Administration Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Public Admin
Master's Degrees in Public Admin

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 Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Public Administration in the New England Region

The schools below may not offer all types of public admin degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top New England Region Schools in Public Admin

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
90 Public Admin Degrees Awarded

Anna Maria College is a good option for students interested in a degree in public administration. Located in the rural area of Paxton, Anna Maria is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 27th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 90 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Anna Maria in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in public administration from Anna Maria College

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
81 Public Admin Degrees Awarded

University of Connecticut is a good choice for students interested in a degree in public administration. Located in the town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.

There were approximately 81 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in public administration from University of Connecticut

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Business Administration - Public Administration Program Name

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MA
65 Public Admin Degrees Awarded

Northeastern University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in public administration. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were about 65 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NH

Any student who is interested in public administration has to check out University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. UNH is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNH is a great university overall.

There were roughly 10 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in public administration from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In RI
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #241 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means URI is a great university overall.

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

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In MA

Located in the large suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 29th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 13 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Westfield in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in public administration from Westfield State University

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In MA
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Bridgewater State is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Bridgewater. This university ranks 24th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 6 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Bridgewater State in the most recent data year.

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Masters Degree Type
MBA in Public Administration Program Name

Fit new strategic skills into your public service passion and goals when you earn an MBA in Public Administration from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Rhode Island College
Providence, RI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In RI
10.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 6th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.

There were approximately 10 public administration students who graduated with this degree at RIC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in public administration from Rhode Island College

9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MA
9.5% Growth in Graduates

UMass Boston is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Boston. This university ranks 25th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 21 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UMass Boston in the most recent year we have data available.

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Post University
Waterbury, CT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CT
7.4% Growth in Graduates

Post University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the midsize city of Waterbury. This university ranks 16th out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were approximately 27 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Post University in the most recent data year.

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Best Public Administration Colleges by State

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State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 854 509
Connecticut 538 131
Rhode Island 436 55
Maine 396 16
New Hampshire 395 50
Vermont 352 39

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Public Administration is one of 3 different types of Public Administration programs to choose from.

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