by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Washington” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Public Administration is the 49th most popular major in the country with 16,897 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Washington, there were 297 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 278 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,852 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Washington” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Washington”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for washington master’s degree public admin students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Evergreen State College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Washington. Evergreen is a small school located in Olympia, Washington that handed out 56 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seattle University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Washington. This medium-sized school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 32 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Washington. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 168 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Washington. EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #5 spot on the list. CWU is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 0 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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