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2025 Best Public Administration Schools in Massachusetts

5 Colleges in Massachusetts
618 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 reviewed 5 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of public administration. Combined, these schools handed out 618 degrees in public administration to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Public Administration School

Best Public Administration Schools in Massachusetts 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

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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

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.

Top Massachusetts Schools in Public Admin

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

It's difficult to beat Anna Maria College if you want to pursue 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 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

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

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

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MA
65 Public Admin Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Northeastern University if you wish to pursue a degree in public administration. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

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

More information about a degree in public administration from Northeastern University

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

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In MA

It is hard to beat Westfield State University if you want to pursue a degree in public administration. Located in the 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

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In MA
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in public administration needs to look into Bridgewater State University. Bridgewater State is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Bridgewater. A Best Colleges rank of #452 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Bridgewater State is a great university overall.

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

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

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MA
9.5% Growth in Graduates

UMass Boston is a 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 approximately 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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Best Public Administration Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
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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