Public Administration

A program that prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state, and federal government and that focuses on the systematic study of executive organization and management. Includes instruction in the roles, development, and principles of public administration; the management of public policy; executive-legislative relations; public budgetary processes and financial management; administrative law; public personnel management; professional ethics; and research methods.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 436 institutions across the United States, with a total of 47421 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

109

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

2,383

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

837

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

11,965

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

404

degrees awarded

Other Awards

31,650

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	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	660
10	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	636
11	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	636
12	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	627
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	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	363
28	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	354
29	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	351
30	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	348
31	University of Hawaii-West Oahu Kapolei, HI	345
32	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	336
33	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	334
34	Barry University Miami, FL	315
35	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	306
36	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	297
37	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	291
38	Anna Maria College Paxton, MA	273
39	National University San Diego, CA	273
40	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	261
41	Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	261
42	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	258
43	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	252
44	Villanova University Villanova, PA	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	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	225
53	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	225
54	Park University Parkville, MO	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	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	183
66	Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT	183
67	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	183
68	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	183
69	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	180
70	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	174
71	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	174
72	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	174
73	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	171
74	Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY	171
75	Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA	171
76	The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA	171
77	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	168
78	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	168
79	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	165
80	University of Guam Mangilao, GU	165
81	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ	165
82	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	165
83	Suffolk University Boston, MA	162
84	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	159
85	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	159
86	George Washington University Washington, DC	159
87	Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA	153
88	Clemson University Clemson, SC	150
89	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	150
90	West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	150
91	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	150
92	Auburn University Auburn, AL	148
93	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	144
94	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	141
95	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	141
96	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	135
97	University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	132
98	Kean University Union, NJ	132
99	Murray State University Murray, KY	129
100	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	129