A program that prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state, and federal government and that focuses on the systematic study of executive organization and management. Includes instruction in the roles, development, and principles of public administration; the management of public policy; executive-legislative relations; public budgetary processes and financial management; administrative law; public personnel management; professional ethics; and research methods.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana Â鶹Íø-Bloomington | 753 | 7% | $24,779 |
| 2 | Columbia Â鶹Íø in the City of New York | 444 | 4% | $76,856 |
| 3 | Harvard Â鶹Íø | 394 | 6% | $71,650 |
| 4 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | 287 | 8% | $35,261 |
| 5 | Florida International Â鶹Íø | 258 | 2% | $23,506 |
| 6 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | 242 | 5% | $32,681 |
| 7 | Syracuse Â鶹Íø | 236 | 4% | $70,636 |
| 8 | New York Â鶹Íø | 224 | 1% | $73,566 |
| 9 | Grand Canyon Â鶹Íø | 220 | 1% | $32,100 |
| 10 | 213 | 2% | $22,969 | |
| 11 | Â鶹Íø of Washington-Seattle Campus | 197 | 2% | $27,638 |
| 12 | Â鶹Íø of Southern California | 183 | 1% | $74,825 |
| 13 | 167 | 2% | $29,318 | |
| 14 | American Â鶹Íø | 163 | 5% | $66,268 |
| 15 | Â鶹Íø of Phoenix-Arizona | 158 | 1% | $10,912 |
| 16 | Barry Â鶹Íø | 157 | 10% | $46,898 |
| 17 | Rutgers Â鶹Íø-Newark | 152 | 5% | $32,708 |
| 18 | Villanova Â鶹Íø | 151 | 5% | $70,728 |
| 19 | Walden Â鶹Íø | 150 | 1% | $13,020 |
| 20 | Â鶹Íø of Hawaii-West Oahu | 147 | 24% | $8,552 |
| 21 | George Mason Â鶹Íø | 146 | 2% | $30,284 |
| 22 | 143 | 1% | $27,367 | |
| 23 | Indiana Â鶹Íø-Purdue Â鶹Íø-Indianapolis | 143 | 2% | $22,537 |
| 24 | California State Â鶹Íø-Dominguez Hills | 141 | 3% | $23,722 |
| 25 | 137 | 1% | $24,738 | |
| 26 | Central Michigan Â鶹Íø | 131 | 2% | $24,889 |
| 27 | Â鶹Íø of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 131 | 3% | $29,357 |
| 28 | National Â鶹Íø | 130 | 2% | $15,024 |
| 29 | Â鶹Íø of Nevada-Las Vegas | 128 | 2% | $24,035 |
| 30 | Â鶹Íø of Central Florida | 126 | 1% | $22,548 |
| 31 | The Â鶹Íø of Texas at San Antonio | 110 | 2% | $23,715 |
| 32 | Ashford Â鶹Íø | 104 | 1% | $13,230 |
| 33 | 103 | 2% | $25,143 | |
| 34 | Â鶹Íø of Missouri-Columbia | 101 | 1% | $26,766 |
| 35 | The Â鶹Íø of Texas at Arlington | 101 | 1% | $26,660 |
| 36 | Cornell Â鶹Íø | 100 | 2% | $73,904 |
| 37 | 99 | 2% | $23,101 | |
| 38 | Central Texas College | 96 | 3% | $12,754 |
| 39 | Texas Southern Â鶹Íø | 96 | 7% | $25,343 |
| 40 | Grand Valley State Â鶹Íø | 96 | 2% | $24,948 |
| 41 | Â鶹Íø of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 94 | 1% | $33,503 |
| 42 | Columbia Southern Â鶹Íø | 94 | 1% | $6,223 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania State Â鶹Íø-World Campus | 94 | 2% | $15,828 |
| 44 | Brigham Young Â鶹Íø-Provo | 93 | 1% | $18,776 |
| 45 | Texas A & M Â鶹Íø-College Station | 92 | 1% | $29,506 |
| 46 | Anna Maria College | 91 | 21% | $54,090 |
| 47 | Fairleigh Dickinson Â鶹Íø-Metropolitan Campus | 90 | 5% | $58,188 |
| 48 | Â鶹Íø of San Francisco | 89 | 3% | $68,296 |
| 49 | Purdue Â鶹Íø Fort Wayne | 88 | 5% | $22,200 |
| 50 | Â鶹Íø of Illinois at Chicago | 87 | 1% | $30,866 |
| 51 | Kean Â鶹Íø | 83 | 3% | $30,475 |
| 52 | 82 | 1% | $23,130 | |
| 53 | Â鶹Íø of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 81 | 1% | $23,811 |
| 54 | American Public Â鶹Íø System | 79 | 1% | $6,880 |
| 55 | Northwestern Â鶹Íø | 78 | 1% | $74,649 |
| 56 | Marist College | 77 | 4% | $58,150 |
| 57 | 76 | 2% | $20,147 | |
| 58 | Â鶹Íø of Arizona | 75 | 1% | $29,217 |
| 59 | James Madison Â鶹Íø | 75 | 1% | $27,356 |
| 60 | Â鶹Íø of Baltimore | 74 | 6% | $10,558 |
| 61 | Capella Â鶹Íø | 72 | 1% | $15,011 |
| 62 | Â鶹Íø of Georgia | 71 | 1% | $26,688 |
| 63 | 69 | 1% | $27,738 | |
| 64 | Iowa State Â鶹Íø | 68 | 1% | $21,186 |
| 65 | The Evergreen State College | 68 | 6% | $23,397 |
| 66 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Â鶹Íø | 67 | 1% | $26,834 |
| 67 | Auburn Â鶹Íø | 66 | 1% | $31,590 |
| 68 | The Â鶹Íø of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 66 | 1% | $20,471 |
| 69 | 64 | 1% | $26,734 | |
| 70 | Florida Atlantic Â鶹Íø | 64 | 1% | $24,235 |
| 71 | Western Carolina Â鶹Íø | 63 | 2% | $17,705 |
| 72 | Â鶹Íø of Oregon | 63 | 1% | $27,366 |
| 73 | Calumet College of Saint Joseph | 63 | 21% | $20,670 |
| 74 | The Â鶹Íø of Texas at Dallas | 63 | 1% | $29,286 |
| 75 | Â鶹Íø of Maryland-Â鶹Íø College | 62 | 0% | $7,416 |
| 76 | 61 | 1% | $26,866 | |
| 77 | Seattle Â鶹Íø | 61 | 3% | $61,608 |
| 78 | California Baptist Â鶹Íø | 61 | 2% | $47,694 |
| 79 | SUNY College at Brockport | 61 | 3% | $24,608 |
| 80 | North Carolina Central Â鶹Íø | 60 | 4% | $24,419 |
| 81 | Arizona State Â鶹Íø-Downtown Phoenix | 59 | 2% | $29,984 |
| 82 | Â鶹Íø of Nebraska at Omaha | 58 | 2% | $22,300 |
| 83 | Purdue Â鶹Íø Global-Davenport | 58 | 1% | $14,343 |
| 84 | Park Â鶹Íø | 57 | 2% | $24,499 |
| 85 | Drake Â鶹Íø | 56 | 5% | $56,724 |
| 86 | Upper Iowa Â鶹Íø | 56 | 4% | $43,750 |
| 87 | DePaul Â鶹Íø | 55 | 1% | $57,678 |
| 88 | Â鶹Íø of Kansas | 55 | 1% | $26,566 |
| 89 | California State Â鶹Íø-San Bernardino | 53 | 1% | $23,878 |
| 90 | The College of New Rochelle | 53 | 6% | $55,694 |
| 91 | Johns Hopkins Â鶹Íø | 51 | 1% | $71,901 |
| 92 | Â鶹Íø of Utah | 51 | 1% | $24,472 |
| 93 | Eastern Kentucky Â鶹Íø | 50 | 1% | $23,706 |
| 94 | Belhaven Â鶹Íø | 50 | 4% | $35,450 |
| 95 | George Washington Â鶹Íø | 50 | 1% | $71,930 |
| 96 | 49 | 1% | $27,157 | |
| 97 | Southern New Hampshire Â鶹Íø | 49 | 0% | $51,538 |
| 98 | 48 | 0% | $22,168 | |
| 99 | Southern Utah Â鶹Íø | 48 | 2% | $20,420 |
| 100 | Â鶹Íø of Pennsylvania | 48 | 1% | $74,408 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Public Administration program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.