Public Administration

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 44.0401 - 44.0499.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 437 institutions across the United States, with a total of 47709 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

109

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

2,383

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

902

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

11,984

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

416

degrees awarded

Other Awards

31,842

awards given

Top Schools for Public Administration

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	1,890
2	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	1,227
3	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	1,122
4	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	966
5	New York University New York, NY	759
6	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	748
7	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	702
8	American University Washington, DC	669
9	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	663
10	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	660
11	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	636
12	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	636
13	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	621
14	Florida International University Miami, FL	597
15	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	588
16	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	555
17	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	549
18	University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ	522
19	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	504
20	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	495
21	Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL	477
22	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	450
23	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	426
24	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	426
25	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	399
26	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	390
27	Villanova University Villanova, PA	375
28	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	363
29	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	354
30	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	351
31	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	348
32	University of Hawaii-West Oahu Kapolei, HI	345
33	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	336
34	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	334
35	Barry University Miami, FL	315
36	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	306
37	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	297
38	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	291
39	National University San Diego, CA	273
40	Anna Maria College Paxton, MA	273
41	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	261
42	Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	261
43	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	258
44	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	252
45	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	249
46	University at Albany Albany, NY	243
47	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	240
48	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	237
49	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	234
50	University of Georgia Athens, GA	228
51	Northeastern University Boston, MA	225
52	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	225
53	Park University Parkville, MO	225
54	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	225
55	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	225
56	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	219
57	Tennessee State University Nashville, TN	216
58	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	204
59	Troy University Troy, AL	201
60	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	198
61	University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL	195
62	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	192
63	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	192
64	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	189
65	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	183
66	Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT	183
67	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	183
68	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	183
69	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	183
70	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	180
71	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	174
72	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	174
73	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	174
74	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	171
75	Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY	171
76	The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA	171
77	Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA	171
78	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	168
79	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	168
80	University of Guam Mangilao, GU	165
81	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	165
82	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ	165
83	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	165
84	Suffolk University Boston, MA	162
85	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	159
86	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	159
87	George Washington University Washington, DC	159
88	Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA	153
89	Clemson University Clemson, SC	150
90	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	150
91	West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	150
92	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	150
93	Auburn University Auburn, AL	148
94	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	144
95	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	141
96	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	141
97	Texas Southern University Houston, TX	138
98	University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	132
99	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	132
100	Kean University Union, NJ	132