by our College Data Analytics Team
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 Pennsylvania” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 488 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,877 and $27,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 360 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,136 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 13 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 pennsylvania master’s degree public admin students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania. Located in Trevose, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Strayer University - Pennsylvania
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the #2 spot on the list. Villanova University is a fairly large school located in Villanova, Pennsylvania that handed out 60 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national 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.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Gannon University landed the #3 spot on the list. Gannon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Public Administration at Gannon University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania list. This medium-sized school is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 65 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Widener University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 masters’s public admin degrees 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%.
University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania list. UPenn is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 59 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania ranking. West Chester, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
Read full report on Public Administration at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Marywood University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 masters’s public admin degrees 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 ranking of #10, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania list. Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school situated in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Kutztown University
Carnegie Mellon University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
Full Carnegie Mellon University Public Administration Report
With a ranking of #12, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania list. Indiana, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Public Administration Report
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This small school is located in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
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