by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
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 Southeast region, there were 3,743 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,873 and $30,563 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 128 colleges that offered a degree in public administration. That schools that top this list have a program in public administration in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region public admin students.
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 Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region. Barry University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 195 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 128 schools in the Schools 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 a small school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 2 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Strayer University - Arkansas
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - North Carolina. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region. Strayer University - North Carolina is located in Morrisville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 ’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Public Administration at Strayer University - North Carolina
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Flagler College - St Augustine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Saint Augustine, Florida, and it awarded 34 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Flagler College - St Augustine
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia International University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 2 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Virginia International University
Southern University and A & M College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 47 degrees to qualified ’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Southern University and A & M College
With a ranking of #7, Arkansas Baptist College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Arkansas Baptist College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 1 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
North Carolina Central University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 57 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Carolina Central University Public Administration Report
With a ranking of #9, Reinhardt University did quite well on the 2023 Schools 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 ’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Reinhardt University
Strayer University - Alabama ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s public admin degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Strayer University - Alabama
Strayer University - Georgia landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Strayer University - Georgia is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 33 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Strayer University - Georgia
Strayer University - Florida landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s public admin degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Florida Public Administration Report
With a ranking of #13, Western Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. WCU is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 86 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Western Carolina University
Belhaven University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Belhaven University is a small school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 50 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Kentucky State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Frankfort, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s public admin degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
West Virginia State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Institute, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s public admin degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Full West Virginia State University Public Administration Report
Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 121 ’s public admin degrees 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 did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 9 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Strayer University - South Carolina Public Administration Report
Savannah State University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Savannah State University is a small public school situated in Savannah, Georgia. It awarded 16 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Savannah State University
Southern University at New Orleans ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region list. Southern University at New Orleans is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 8 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
South University, Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s public admin degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full South University, Columbia Public Administration Report
Talladega College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Talladega College is located in Talladega, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
University of North Carolina at Pembroke did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. University of North Carolina at Pembroke is located in Pembroke, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 ’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Full University of North Carolina at Pembroke Public Administration Report
Strayer University - Tennessee did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Strayer University - Tennessee is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Public Administration at Strayer University - Tennessee
Troy University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school awarded 76 degrees to qualified ’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Troy University
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