by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 16,905 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States. 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 New England region, there were 818 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,015 and $31,084 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 732 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 25 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anna Maria College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region list. Paxton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 99 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark University landed the #2 spot on the list. Clark University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 56 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Norwich University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region. Norwich University is located in Northfield, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #4 spot on the list. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 193 masters’s 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%. 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.
Read full report on Public Administration at Harvard University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region. Suffolk University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 37 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #6, Roger Williams University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region list. Bristol, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Post University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region ranking. Post University is a private for-profit institution located in Waterbury, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Post University
University of New Haven did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in West Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 24 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Westfield State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region ranking. Westfield State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Westfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 15 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 more about Public Administration at Westfield State University
With a ranking of #10, Framingham State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region list. Framingham State is a small school located in Framingham, Massachusetts that handed out 13 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Framingham State
Albertus Magnus College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 3 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Albertus Magnus College
With a ranking of #12, Merrimack College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region list. Merrimack College is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Andover, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 more about Public Administration at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network
Johnson & Wales University - Online came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region ranking. JWU Online is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 4 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Fairfield University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region list. Fairfield University is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Connecticut ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 58 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
University of Rhode Island landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Rhode Island is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 19 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Sacred Heart University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #19. Sacred Heart University is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Vermont came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region ranking. UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of Vermont
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region ranking. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region ranking. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #23. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Bridgewater State University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Boston University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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