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

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 3 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the most popular for public administration students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 11 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. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Florida ranking is to help you make that choice.

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 Florida

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

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Florida State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in public administration. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a fairly 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 Florida.

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

More information about a doctorate in public administration from Florida State University

2

Florida International University
Miami, FL

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Florida International University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in public administration. FIU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Miami. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration in Florida.

There were roughly 2 public administration individuals who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in public administration from Florida International University

2

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in public administration needs to look into Florida Atlantic University. FAU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Boca Raton. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration in Florida.

There were approximately 2 public administration students who graduated with this degree at FAU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in public administration from Florida Atlantic University

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Virginia	126	24
Georgia	124	16
North Carolina	113	5
Tennessee	98	2
Alabama	94	2
Kentucky	86	6
Mississippi	72	7

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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	11

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Work	8
Other Public Administration	5
Human Services	3

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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