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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 the Southeast region, there were 3,743 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,873 and $30,563 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,703 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 105 colleges that offered a degree in public administration. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in public administration.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree public admin students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 161 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Liberty University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Barry University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Barry University is a medium-sized school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 132 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit institution located in Orange Beach, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 127 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Columbia Southern University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 121 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students 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%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Arkansas State University - Main Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 114 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of Central Florida
American Public University System did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. American Public University System is a private for-profit institution located in Charles Town, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 88 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
Full American Military University Public Administration Report
Florida International University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 86 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full Florida International University Public Administration Report
George Mason University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school handed out 81 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Public Administration at George Mason University
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 74 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Troy University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. TROY is a fairly large school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 72 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Troy University
With a ranking of #11, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
North Carolina Central University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 57 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at North Carolina Central University
Florida State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, 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.
Southern University and A & M College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Full Southern University and A & M College Public Administration Report
Belhaven University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Belhaven University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 46 masters’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.
Kennesaw State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. Kennesaw, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Auburn University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 40 masters’s public admin degrees 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%.
Clemson University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Old Dominion University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Old Dominion University is a large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 38 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Appalachian State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Appalachian State University is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 masters’s 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 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Carolina at Pembroke landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Pembroke, North Carolina, and it awarded 37 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of North Carolina at Pembroke
With a ranking of #22, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
West Virginia University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Strayer University - Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #24. Strayer University - Georgia is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 33 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Georgia Public Administration Report
University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Admin Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. UNC Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 33 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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