by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Louisiana” 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 Louisiana, there were 121 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,916 and $46,644 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public administration.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The public admin school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Louisiana”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana public admin students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University and A & M College landed the #1 spot on the list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s public admin degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Southern University and A & M College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University at New Orleans. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Louisiana list. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 8 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Louisiana. ULM is a medium-sized public school situated in Monroe, Louisiana. It awarded 28 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grambling State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Louisiana. GSU is a medium-sized school located in Grambling, Louisiana that handed out 4 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Grambling State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Orleans. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Louisiana. University of New Orleans is a medium-sized school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 7 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #6. Louisiana State University is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 27 ’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. 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%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Louisiana State University
Louisiana College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Louisiana list. Louisiana College is located in Pineville, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
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