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Graduate Public Administration Programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus

Here is an overview of the graduate program in public administration at FDU. It is offered at the Master’s, Professional Certificate levels. It ranks as high as #2 out of 5 schools (Master’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Master’s Degrees
• Professional Certificate Degrees

FDU Graduate Public Administration Rankings

College Factual ranks FDU highly for public administration, coming in at #105 out of 258 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Administration Schools	105 of 258
Best Public Administration Schools in New Jersey	2 of 5
Best Public Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	23 of 34

Graduate Public Administration Degrees at FDU

The following degree levels are offered in public administration at FDU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	42
Professional Certificate	13

FDU Public Administration Master’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus handed out 42 master’s degrees in public administration.

Master’s Rankings

FDU is a solid choice among schools offering public administration at the master’s level. Specifically, it ranked #2 out of 5 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey	2
Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	21
Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools	94

Master’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of public administration master’s degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

The largest share of public administration master’s degree graduates at FDU are Black or African American. Approximately 31% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus with a master’s in public administration.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	11
Non-Resident Aliens	4
Other Races	6

FDU Public Administration Professional Certificate Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus awarded 13 professional certificate degrees in public administration.

Professional Certificate Rankings

FDU has not been ranked for public administration at the professional certificate level.

Professional Certificate Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 31% of public administration professional certificate degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

The majority of public administration professional certificate degree graduates at FDU are Black or African American. Roughly 54% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus with a professional certificate in public administration.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	3

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Jim.henderson under License More about our data sources and methodologies.