2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Pennsylvania

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.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 15 doctor's degrees in public administration to qualified students.

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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 Pennsylvania

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

West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA

15 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

West Chester University of Pennsylvania is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in public administration. WCUPA is a large public university located in the large suburb of West Chester. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration in Pennsylvania. More information about a doctorate in public administration from West Chester University of Pennsylvania

2

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in public administration needs to take a look at Carnegie Mellon University. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. More information about a doctorate in public administration from Carnegie Mellon University

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	183	12
Maryland	114	3
New Jersey	113	3
District of Columbia	81	4

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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	15

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Work	36
Other Public Administration	22
Community Organization & Advocacy	11
Public Policy	4

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).
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