2025 Best Public Administration Schools in Georgia
8Colleges in Georgia
431Public Admin Degrees Awarded
$59,458Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in public administration, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #60 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Public Administration Schools in Georgia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 431 degrees in public administration to qualified students.
Your choice of public administration school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Public Administration School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Public Administration Schools in Georgia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the public admin degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Georgia is a good decision for students interested in a degree in public administration. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 82 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the public admin program make an average of $54,613 in their early career salary.
Every student who is interested in public administration needs to look into Georgia State University. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #483 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgia State is a great university overall.
There were about 39 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the public admin program state that they receive average early career wages of $56,196.
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It's hard to beat University of North Georgia if you want to pursue a degree in public administration. Located in the town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 33rd out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were roughly 19 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UNG in the most recent data year.
Savannah State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in public administration. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, Savannah State University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 63rd out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 26 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Savannah State University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #986 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Augusta University is a great university overall.
There were about 22 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Augusta University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the public admin program state that they receive average early career wages of $48,500.
CAU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta. This university ranks 58th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 13 public administration students who graduated with this degree at CAU in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #720 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means KSU Georgia is a great university overall.
There were about 31 public administration students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the public admin program state that they receive average early career income of $50,197.
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Located in the small city of Albany, Albany State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 39th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 11 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Albany State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, public admin degree recipients usually earn about $40,384 in their early careers.
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. We derive our Best Overall Public Administration School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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