2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Far Western US Region

A doctor's degree in public administration is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #63 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the most popular for public administration students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 22 doctor's degrees in public administration to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Public Administration School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in public admin matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Far Western US Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for public administration, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for public administration.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Public Administration in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in public administration.

Most Well Attended Schools for Public Admin Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

California Baptist University
Riverside, CA

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at California Baptist University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in public administration. Located in the city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration in California.

There were approximately 11 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Cal Baptist in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in public administration from California Baptist University

2

University of La Verne
La Verne, CA

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in public administration has to check out University of La Verne. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration in California.

There were about 7 public administration students who graduated with this degree at ULV in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in public administration from University of La Verne

3

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WA

#1 Best Quality In WA

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in public administration has to check out University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration in Washington.

There were about 4 public administration individuals who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in public administration from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

4

Golden Gate University - San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

#3 Most Popular In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a popular decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in public administration. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a doctorate in public administration from Golden Gate University - San Francisco

4

Northcentral University
San Diego, CA

#3 Most Popular In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Northcentral University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in public administration. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. More information about a doctorate in public administration from Northcentral University

Best Public Administration Colleges by State

Explore the most popular public administration colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	178	19
Washington	115	1

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Public Administration Related Rankings by Major

Public Administration is one of 5 different types of Public Administration & Social Service programs to choose from.

Public Admin Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	22

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Work	168
Public Policy	20
Human Services	5

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream. More about our data sources and methodologies.