by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Public Administration is the 60th most popular major in the country with 16,905 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,352 and had an average of $29,054 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,399 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,633 and $24,420 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.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer 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 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Baltimore. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
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%.
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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. Located in Albany, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public admin students 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%.
Read full report on Public Administration at University at Albany
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. Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Syracuse University
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. Rutgers University - Newark is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full Rutgers University - Newark Public Administration Report
New York University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
Read more about Public Administration at New York University
Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
University of Delaware ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Delaware is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 18 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read more about Public Administration at University of Delaware
George Washington University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 67 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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