by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the Southeast Region” 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 the Southeast region, there were 3,743 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,703 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 105 colleges that offered a degree in public administration. That schools that top this list have a program in public administration in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree public admin students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Barry University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region. Miami, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 132 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Barry University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - Arkansas is a small private for-profit school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 2 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Arkansas Public Administration Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - North Carolina. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region. Strayer University - North Carolina is located in Morrisville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Public Administration at Strayer University - North Carolina
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia International University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia International University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 2 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Virginia International University Public Administration Report
Out of the 105 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University and A & M College landed the #5 spot on the list. Southern University and A & M College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Southern University and A & M College
With a ranking of #6, North Carolina Central University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 57 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Carolina Central University Public Administration Report
Reinhardt University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Reinhardt University is a small school located in Waleska, Georgia that handed out 12 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Reinhardt University
Strayer University - Alabama landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this small private for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Strayer University - Alabama
Strayer University - Georgia ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - Georgia is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 33 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Strayer University - Georgia
With a ranking of #10, Strayer University - Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - Florida is a small school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 11 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Strayer University - Florida
With a ranking of #11, Belhaven University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Jackson, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 46 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.
West Virginia State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Institute, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 121 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 Arkansas State University - Main Campus
Strayer University - South Carolina landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Full Strayer University - South Carolina Public Administration Report
Savannah State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Savannah State University
With a ranking of #16, South University, Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. South University, Columbia is a private for-profit institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Public Administration at South University, Columbia
University of North Carolina at Pembroke landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Pembroke, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Full University of North Carolina at Pembroke Public Administration Report
Kentucky State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Kentucky State University is located in Frankfort, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #19, Strayer University - Tennessee did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 7 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Tennessee Public Administration Report
With a ranking of #20, Troy University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Troy University is a fairly large public school situated in Troy, Alabama. It awarded 72 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia Southern University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Orange Beach, Alabama, and it awarded 127 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Columbia Southern University
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Magnolia, Arkansas, and it awarded 21 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Clark Atlanta University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Albany State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Albany State is located in Albany, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Strayer University - Virginia ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - Virginia is located in Arlington, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Public Administration at Strayer University - Virginia
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