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by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Public Administration is the 60th most popular major in the country with 16,043 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $51,600 and had an average of $39,769 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 503 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,255 and $44,989 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 373 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,037 and $44,515 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public administration.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree public admin students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania. Villanova is a fairly large school located in Villanova, Pennsylvania that handed out 52 masters’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Gannon University landed the #3 spot on the list. Erie, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 12 masters’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 46 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Widener University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #6. Widener University is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 8 masters’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania ranking. University of Pennsylvania is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 91 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school awarded 44 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Marywood University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania list. Marywood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania list. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania ranking. IUP is a medium-sized school located in Indiana, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 masters’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 masters’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Public Administration at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
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