2024 Best Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

If you pursue a doctor's degree in public administration, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #65 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for public administration students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 10 doctor's degrees in public administration to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public administration students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other public administration students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public administration related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for public administration students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Public Administration Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Public Administration in New York

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for public administration students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top New York Schools for a Doctorate in Public Admin

1

Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in public administration needs to check out Syracuse University. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in public administration from Syracuse University

2

University at Albany
Albany, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University at Albany if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in public administration. UAlbany is a large public university located in the city of Albany.More information about a doctorate in public administration from University at Albany

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	311	24
Maryland	190	8
New Jersey	165	1
District of Columbia	143	5
Delaware	63	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Admin

One of 3 majors within the Public Administration area of study, Public Administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.