2025 Best Public Administration Schools in Tennessee
4Colleges in Tennessee
125Public Admin Degrees Awarded
Ranked #49 in popularity, public administration is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Public Administration Schools in Tennessee ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 125 degrees in public administration annually.
Your choice of public administration school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Public Administration School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Schools in Tennessee list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Public Administration in Tennessee
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the public admin degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat The University of Tennessee - Knoxville if you want to pursue a degree in public administration. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #226 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were approximately 10 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available.
Tennessee State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in public administration. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public university located in the large city of Nashville. This university ranks 29th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 30 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available.
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Prepare yourself to make the decisions that best serve a community, its constituents and its economic growth with this specialized business degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
University of Memphis is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in public administration. UofM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Memphis. A Best Colleges rank of #807 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofM is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent data year.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in public administration. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 20 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UT Chattanooga in the most recent data year.
Public Administration is one of 3 different types of Public Administration programs to choose from.
Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
Your choice of public administration school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Public Administration School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
