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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Public Administration

47 U.S. colleges and universities offer Public Administration at the phd 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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WU
Private for-profit

Walden University

Minneapolis, MN

Public Administration: 112 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
49,441
Retention
0%
Programs
75
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LU
Private nonprofit

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Public Administration: 39 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
104,327
Retention
80%
Programs
186
Awards 2024-25
28,744
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WCU
Public

Public Administration: 23 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
17,171
Retention
83%
Programs
120
Awards 2024-25
4,041
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CU
Private for-profit

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Public Administration: 15 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
47,761
Retention
42%
Programs
106
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UB
Public

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

Public Administration: 15 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
3,187
Retention
60%
Programs
41
Awards 2024-25
868
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UTD
Public

Public Administration: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,886
Retention
90%
Programs
92
Awards 2024-25
9,890
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CBU
Private nonprofit

Public Administration: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
11,902
Retention
74%
Programs
116
Awards 2024-25
3,244
CampusOnlineHybrid
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FSU
Public

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Public Administration: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
43,889
Retention
96%
Programs
149
Awards 2024-25
14,293
CampusOnlineHybrid
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IU
Public

Public Administration: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
48,424
Retention
91%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
20,593
CampusOnlineHybrid
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VCU
Public

Public Administration: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
28,464
Retention
85%
Programs
167
Awards 2024-25
7,324
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UIS
Public

Public Administration: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
4,628
Retention
75%
Programs
50
Awards 2024-25
1,587
CampusOnlineHybrid
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FIU
Public

Public Administration: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
54,723
Retention
92%
Programs
146
Awards 2024-25
15,174
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UK
Public

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Public Administration: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
34,709
Retention
87%
Programs
287
Awards 2024-25
9,772
CampusOnlineHybrid
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OSU
Public

Public Administration: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
61,443
Retention
94%
Programs
253
Awards 2024-25
16,558
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UG
Public

Public Administration: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
43,146
Retention
94%
Programs
270
Awards 2024-25
14,239
CampusOnlineHybrid
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ODU
Public

Public Administration: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
23,743
Retention
77%
Programs
155
Awards 2024-25
5,555
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UIC
Public

Public Administration: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
33,906
Retention
80%
Programs
169
Awards 2024-25
8,564
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SU
Private nonprofit

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Public Administration: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
22,589
Retention
90%
Programs
222
Awards 2024-25
6,875
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UA
Public

Public Administration: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
17,560
Retention
83%
Programs
169
Awards 2024-25
4,989
CampusOnlineHybrid
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AU
Private nonprofit

American University

Washington, DC

Public Administration: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
12,321
Retention
88%
Programs
143
Awards 2024-25
4,433
CampusOnlineHybrid
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NU
Private nonprofit

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Public Administration: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
9,489
Programs
34
Awards 2024-25
1,717
Online
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JSU
Public

Public Administration: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
6,326
Retention
62%
Programs
70
Awards 2024-25
1,339
CampusOnlineHybrid
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