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Colleges offering master's degrees in Public Administration

389 U.S. colleges and universities offer Public Administration at the master level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 170 Associate 31 Bachelor 166 Master 389 PhD 47 Professional 2

Most schools offering it: California (43), Texas (37), New York (27), Pennsylvania (18), Florida (18), Georgia (17)

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Showing 361–384 of 389 schools

BU
Private nonprofit

Boston University

Boston, MA

Public Administration
Master

Students
37,737
Retention
95%
Programs
299
Awards 2024-25
13,285
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GU
Private nonprofit

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Public Administration
Master

Students
20,031
Retention
97%
Programs
152
Awards 2024-25
7,622
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BU
Private nonprofit

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Public Administration
Master · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
14,667
Retention
58%
Programs
99
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UD
Private nonprofit

Public Administration
Master

Students
12,813
Retention
89%
Programs
167
Awards 2024-25
4,720
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SMU
Private nonprofit

Public Administration
Master

Students
12,116
Retention
91%
Programs
151
Awards 2024-25
3,943
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SC
Private for-profit

South College

Knoxville, TN

Public Administration
Master · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
11,557
Retention
52%
Programs
77
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MU
Private nonprofit

Mercy University

Dobbs Ferry, NY

Public Administration
Master · Fully online

Students
8,991
Retention
76%
Programs
75
Awards 2024-25
2,060
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PUF
Public

Public Administration
Master

Students
7,206
Retention
67%
Programs
92
Awards 2024-25
1,523
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CU
Private nonprofit

Public Administration
Master · Fully online

Students
5,253
Retention
78%
Programs
143
Awards 2024-25
1,760
CampusOnlineHybrid
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PLN
Private nonprofit

Public Administration
Master · Fully online

Students
4,757
Retention
86%
Programs
79
Awards 2024-25
1,364
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UM
Private nonprofit

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

Public Administration
Master · Fully online

Students
3,861
Retention
84%
Programs
98
Awards 2024-25
1,042
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CC
Private nonprofit

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

Public Administration
Master · Fully online

Students
3,259
Retention
82%
Programs
68
Awards 2024-25
1,136
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CIU
Private nonprofit

Public Administration
Master · Fully online

Students
2,914
Retention
53%
Programs
50
Awards 2024-25
645
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AU
Private nonprofit

Alfred University

Alfred, NY

Public Administration
Master

Students
2,007
Retention
78%
Programs
61
Awards 2024-25
667
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CUS
Private nonprofit

Public Administration
Master · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
2,007
Programs
109
Awards 2024-25
572
CampusOnlineHybrid
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AU
Private nonprofit

Adler University

Chicago, IL

Public Administration
Master · Online option

Students
1,631
Programs
16
Awards 2024-25
542
CampusOnlineHybrid
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RU
Private nonprofit

Reinhardt University

Waleska, GA

Public Administration
Master

Students
1,233
Retention
62%
Programs
53
Awards 2024-25
312
CampusOnlineHybrid
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