2025 Best Public Administration Schools in New Jersey
4Colleges in New Jersey
322Public Admin Degrees Awarded
Ranked #49 in popularity, public administration is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of public administration. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 322 degrees in public administration annually.
Your choice of public administration school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Public Administration School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The public admin school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Public Administration Schools in New Jersey.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Public Administration in New Jersey
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the public admin degree levels they offer.
Rutgers University - Newark is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in public administration. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #164 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rutgers Newark is a great university overall.
There were approximately 134 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Newark in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Rutgers University - Camden if you wish to pursue a degree in public administration. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Camden. A Best Colleges rank of #248 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rutgers Camden is a great university overall.
There were approximately 33 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Camden in the most recent year we have data available.
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Prepare yourself to make the decisions that best serve a community, its constituents and its economic growth with this specialized business degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
It is hard to beat Centenary University if you want to pursue a degree in public administration. Centenary is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Hackettstown. This university ranks 26th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 11 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Centenary in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in public administration needs to look into Kean University. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 67 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent year we have data available.
Public Administration is one of 3 different types of Public Administration programs to choose from.
Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).