by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Florida” 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 Florida, there were 1,032 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,888 and $27,924 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 514 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,198 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Florida” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree 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 the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Florida” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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 Florida”.
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 Florida. 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 - Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Florida 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
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lynn University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Florida list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hodges University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Florida list. This small school is located in Naples, Florida, and it awarded 2 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at International College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Florida list. University of Central Florida is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 114 masters’s public admin degrees 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Public Administration at University of Central Florida
Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #6. FGCU is a public institution located in Fort Myers, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Florida International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Florida list. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 86 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Florida International University Public Administration Report
University of North Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #8. UNF is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Nova Southeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Florida list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 49 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Miami landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Florida ranking. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Florida Atlantic University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #12. Florida Atlantic University is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 14 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Florida ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Public Administration Report
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