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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in District of Columbia

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283 Degrees Awarded
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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in District of Columbia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Public Administration is the 49th most popular major in the country with 16,897 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across District of Columbia, there were 292 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 283 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,645 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in District of Columbia” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their public administration program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree public admin students.

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in District of Columbia

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in District of Columbia list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 166 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of the District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the District of Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full University of the District of Columbia Public Administration Report

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Strayer University - District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - District of Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. Strayer University - District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Public Administration at Strayer University - District of Columbia

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Strayer University - Global Region
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Global Region. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in District of Columbia. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 24 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Strayer University - Global Region Public Administration Report

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in District of Columbia. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Public Administration at GWU

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

Georgetown University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in District of Columbia ranking. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 7 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.

Full Georgetown Public Administration Report

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Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia

Howard University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in District of Columbia ranking. Howard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Full Howard Public Administration Report

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