by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Public Administration is the 49th most popular major in the country with 16,897 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,399 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in public administration. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public administration.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree public admin students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Baltimore. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. University of Baltimore is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at University of Baltimore
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 22 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at The American University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UAlbany is a fairly large school located in Albany, New York that handed out 4 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Rutgers University - Newark did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #7, New York University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Carnegie Mellon University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 17 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
University of Delaware landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of Delaware
George Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 67 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full George Washington University Public Administration Report
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