by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Alabama” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Alabama, there were 396 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,011 and $18,250 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Alabama” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Alabama”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Alabama list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this small private for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified ’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Talladega College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Alabama list. Talladega College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Talladega, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Alabama list. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school handed out 76 diplomas to qualified ’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Southern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Orange Beach, Alabama. It awarded 129 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school handed out 60 degrees to qualified ’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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Auburn University at Montgomery came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Alabama ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 11 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Jacksonville State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #7. Jacksonville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s public admin degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Full Jacksonville State University Public Administration Report
Samford University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Alabama ranking. Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
University of Alabama at Birmingham ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Alabama list. UAB is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 48 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of South Alabama came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Alabama ranking. USA is a public institution located in Mobile, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of South Alabama Public Administration Report
University of Alabama in Huntsville came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Alabama ranking. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a medium-sized school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 8 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Read more about Public Administration at University of Alabama in Huntsville
The University of Alabama came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Alabama ranking. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s public admin degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Public Administration at The University of Alabama
South University, Montgomery did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 0 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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