by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 488 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,877 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in public administration. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in public administration.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree public admin students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Kutztown University
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Park University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Point Park University
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. Ship is a medium-sized school located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 bachelors’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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s. Villanova is a fairly large school located in Villanova, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, 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 93%.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Public Administration Report
Saint Francis University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Saint Francis University is a small school located in Loretto, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 Saint Francis University
Manor College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s ranking. Jenkintown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
University of Pittsburgh - Bradford landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bradford, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Bradford Public Administration Report
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