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 North Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 North Carolina, there were 469 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,458 and $18,429 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 341 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in North Carolina”.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - North Carolina landed the #1 spot on the list. Strayer University - North Carolina is a small private for-profit school situated in Morrisville, North Carolina. It awarded 29 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - North Carolina Public Administration Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the #2 spot on the list. North Carolina Central University is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Full North Carolina Central University Public Administration Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Pembroke landed the #3 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Pembroke is a medium-sized public school situated in Pembroke, North Carolina. It awarded 37 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 38 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 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 Appalachian State
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 60 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in North Carolina list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in North Carolina ranking. Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students 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%.
With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in North Carolina list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Public Administration Report
Western Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #9. Cullowhee, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Western Carolina University
North Carolina State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in North Carolina ranking. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, 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%.
Read more about Public Administration at North Carolina State University
With a ranking of #11, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in North Carolina list. ECU is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at East Carolina University
Saint Augustine’s University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in North Carolina list. Saint Augustine’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 0 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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