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 Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southeast region, there were 3,743 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,873 and $30,563 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 looked at 105 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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 Southeast Region”.
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, Barry University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 132 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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, Strayer University - Arkansas landed the #2 spot on the list. Strayer University - Arkansas is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Full Strayer University - Arkansas Public Administration Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - North Carolina. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Morrisville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Strayer University - North Carolina
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia International University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern University and A & M College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 47 students 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. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at North Carolina Central University
Reinhardt University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Waleska, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
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Strayer University - Alabama came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Strayer University - Alabama is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Full Strayer University - Alabama Public Administration Report
With a ranking of #9, Strayer University - Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - Georgia is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Full Strayer University - Georgia Public Administration Report
Strayer University - Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this small private for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
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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. Belhaven is located in Jackson, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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West Virginia State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. WVSU is a small public school situated in Institute, West Virginia. It awarded 10 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 121 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Strayer University - South Carolina came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Strayer University - South Carolina is a small private for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 9 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
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Savannah State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 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 small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 5 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Public Administration at South University, Columbia
University of North Carolina at Pembroke came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Pembroke is a public institution located in Pembroke, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Kentucky State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. 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.
Strayer University - Tennessee ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Strayer University - Tennessee
Troy University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Troy University is a fairly large school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 72 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia Southern 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 #21. Located in Orange Beach, Alabama, this fairly large private for-profit school handed out 127 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Columbia Southern University
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public institution located in Magnolia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Clark Atlanta University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Clark Atlanta University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Albany State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Albany State University is a medium-sized school located in Albany, Georgia that handed out 17 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Strayer University - Virginia 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 Arlington, Virginia, and it awarded 20 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Strayer University - Virginia
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