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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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UNT
Public

Public Administration: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
46,864
Retention
77%
Programs
159
Awards 2024-25
13,522
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NYU
Private nonprofit

New York University

New York, NY

Public Administration: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,832
Retention
96%
Programs
237
Awards 2024-25
20,211
CampusOnlineHybrid
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AU
Public

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Public Administration: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
34,145
Retention
95%
Programs
172
Awards 2024-25
8,648
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FAU
Public

Public Administration: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
31,607
Retention
84%
Programs
120
Awards 2024-25
9,284
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UM
Public

Public Administration: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
31,543
Retention
93%
Programs
186
Awards 2024-25
11,747
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UK
Public

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Public Administration: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,792
Retention
86%
Programs
202
Awards 2024-25
7,974
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UNO
Public

Public Administration: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
14,972
Retention
78%
Programs
104
Awards 2024-25
3,456
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ULV
Private nonprofit

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

Public Administration: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
5,021
Retention
64%
Programs
84
Awards 2024-25
1,665
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UMC
Public

Public Administration: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,666
Retention
91%
Programs
276
Awards 2024-25
12,420
CampusOnlineHybrid
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RU
Public

Public Administration: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
11,315
Retention
84%
Programs
72
Awards 2024-25
2,847
CampusOnlineHybrid
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NU
Private nonprofit

Public Administration: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
32,553
Retention
97%
Programs
173
Awards 2024-25
13,210
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UD
Public

Public Administration
PhD

Students
24,412
Retention
92%
Programs
219
Awards 2024-25
6,438
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UO
Public

Public Administration
PhD

Students
24,404
Retention
86%
Programs
125
Awards 2024-25
6,133
CampusOnlineHybrid
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WMU
Public

Public Administration
PhD

Students
16,744
Retention
81%
Programs
243
Awards 2024-25
4,305
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CMU
Private nonprofit

Public Administration
PhD

Students
15,888
Retention
98%
Programs
203
Awards 2024-25
6,222
CampusOnlineHybrid
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TSU
Public

Public Administration
PhD · Fully online

Students
6,310
Retention
33%
Programs
61
Awards 2024-25
1,210
CampusOnlineHybrid
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GGU
Private nonprofit

Golden Gate University

San Francisco, CA

Public Administration
PhD · Online option

Students
3,098
Programs
34
Awards 2024-25
2,087
CampusOnlineHybrid
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HU
Private nonprofit

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Public Administration
PhD

Students
2,565
Retention
78%
Programs
73
Awards 2024-25
783
CampusOnlineHybrid
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