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2024 Best Public Administration Schools in Arkansas

5 Colleges in Arkansas
186 Public Admin Degrees Awarded
$46,590 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in public administration is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #60 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Public Administration Schools in Arkansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 186 degrees in public administration during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Public Administration School

Best Public Administration Schools in Arkansas The public admin program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Administration rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for public administration schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Public Administration Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Public Admin
Master's Degrees in Public Admin

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Public Administration Schools in Arkansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Public Administration in Arkansas

The schools below may not offer all types of public admin degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Arkansas Schools in Public Admin

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In AR
33.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Arkansas is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in public administration. UARK is a fairly large public university located in the city of Fayetteville. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AR

University of Arkansas at Little Rock is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in public administration. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were approximately 25 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UA Little Rock in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
121 Public Admin Degrees Awarded
5.0% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Arkansas State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in public administration. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #610 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means A-State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 121 public administration students who graduated with this degree at A-State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the public administration major at Arkansas State University - Main Campus get $2,138 above the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In AR

Harding University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in public administration. Harding is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Searcy. This university ranks 3rd out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were roughly 2 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Harding in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$44,452 Median Starting Salary

Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, Strayer University - Arkansas is a private for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 2 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Strayer University - Arkansas in the most recent data year. After graduation, public admin degree recipients generally earn about $44,452 in the first five years of their career.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 399
Florida 282 926
North Carolina 279 436
Virginia 274 523
Tennessee 269 81
South Carolina 248 83
Kentucky 244 118
Louisiana 242 121
Mississippi 234 80
Alabama 233 358
West Virginia 207 132

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Public Administration is one of 4 different types of Public Administration & Social Service programs to choose from.

Public Admin Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 186

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Public Administration 62
Human Services 12
Community Organization & Advocacy 10
Public Policy 8

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