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 911吃瓜网-Bloomington | 753 | 7% | $24,779 |
| 2 | Columbia 911吃瓜网 in the City of New York | 444 | 4% | $76,856 |
| 3 | Harvard 911吃瓜网 | 394 | 6% | $71,650 |
| 4 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | 287 | 8% | $35,261 |
| 5 | Florida International 911吃瓜网 | 258 | 2% | $23,506 |
| 6 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | 242 | 5% | $32,681 |
| 7 | Syracuse 911吃瓜网 | 236 | 4% | $70,636 |
| 8 | New York 911吃瓜网 | 224 | 1% | $73,566 |
| 9 | Grand Canyon 911吃瓜网 | 220 | 1% | $32,100 |
| 10 | 213 | 2% | $22,969 | |
| 11 | 911吃瓜网 of Washington-Seattle Campus | 197 | 2% | $27,638 |
| 12 | 911吃瓜网 of Southern California | 183 | 1% | $74,825 |
| 13 | 167 | 2% | $29,318 | |
| 14 | American 911吃瓜网 | 163 | 5% | $66,268 |
| 15 | 911吃瓜网 of Phoenix-Arizona | 158 | 1% | $10,912 |
| 16 | Barry 911吃瓜网 | 157 | 10% | $46,898 |
| 17 | Rutgers 911吃瓜网-Newark | 152 | 5% | $32,708 |
| 18 | Villanova 911吃瓜网 | 151 | 5% | $70,728 |
| 19 | Walden 911吃瓜网 | 150 | 1% | $13,020 |
| 20 | 911吃瓜网 of Hawaii-West Oahu | 147 | 24% | $8,552 |
| 21 | George Mason 911吃瓜网 | 146 | 2% | $30,284 |
| 22 | 143 | 1% | $27,367 | |
| 23 | Indiana 911吃瓜网-Purdue 911吃瓜网-Indianapolis | 143 | 2% | $22,537 |
| 24 | California State 911吃瓜网-Dominguez Hills | 141 | 3% | $23,722 |
| 25 | 137 | 1% | $24,738 | |
| 26 | Central Michigan 911吃瓜网 | 131 | 2% | $24,889 |
| 27 | 911吃瓜网 of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 131 | 3% | $29,357 |
| 28 | National 911吃瓜网 | 130 | 2% | $15,024 |
| 29 | 911吃瓜网 of Nevada-Las Vegas | 128 | 2% | $24,035 |
| 30 | 911吃瓜网 of Central Florida | 126 | 1% | $22,548 |
| 31 | The 911吃瓜网 of Texas at San Antonio | 110 | 2% | $23,715 |
| 32 | Ashford 911吃瓜网 | 104 | 1% | $13,230 |
| 33 | 103 | 2% | $25,143 | |
| 34 | 911吃瓜网 of Missouri-Columbia | 101 | 1% | $26,766 |
| 35 | The 911吃瓜网 of Texas at Arlington | 101 | 1% | $26,660 |
| 36 | Cornell 911吃瓜网 | 100 | 2% | $73,904 |
| 37 | 99 | 2% | $23,101 | |
| 38 | Central Texas College | 96 | 3% | $12,754 |
| 39 | Texas Southern 911吃瓜网 | 96 | 7% | $25,343 |
| 40 | Grand Valley State 911吃瓜网 | 96 | 2% | $24,948 |
| 41 | 911吃瓜网 of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 94 | 1% | $33,503 |
| 42 | Columbia Southern 911吃瓜网 | 94 | 1% | $6,223 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania State 911吃瓜网-World Campus | 94 | 2% | $15,828 |
| 44 | Brigham Young 911吃瓜网-Provo | 93 | 1% | $18,776 |
| 45 | Texas A & M 911吃瓜网-College Station | 92 | 1% | $29,506 |
| 46 | Anna Maria College | 91 | 21% | $54,090 |
| 47 | Fairleigh Dickinson 911吃瓜网-Metropolitan Campus | 90 | 5% | $58,188 |
| 48 | 911吃瓜网 of San Francisco | 89 | 3% | $68,296 |
| 49 | Purdue 911吃瓜网 Fort Wayne | 88 | 5% | $22,200 |
| 50 | 911吃瓜网 of Illinois at Chicago | 87 | 1% | $30,866 |
| 51 | Kean 911吃瓜网 | 83 | 3% | $30,475 |
| 52 | 82 | 1% | $23,130 | |
| 53 | 911吃瓜网 of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 81 | 1% | $23,811 |
| 54 | American Public 911吃瓜网 System | 79 | 1% | $6,880 |
| 55 | Northwestern 911吃瓜网 | 78 | 1% | $74,649 |
| 56 | Marist College | 77 | 4% | $58,150 |
| 57 | 76 | 2% | $20,147 | |
| 58 | 911吃瓜网 of Arizona | 75 | 1% | $29,217 |
| 59 | James Madison 911吃瓜网 | 75 | 1% | $27,356 |
| 60 | 911吃瓜网 of Baltimore | 74 | 6% | $10,558 |
| 61 | Capella 911吃瓜网 | 72 | 1% | $15,011 |
| 62 | 911吃瓜网 of Georgia | 71 | 1% | $26,688 |
| 63 | 69 | 1% | $27,738 | |
| 64 | Iowa State 911吃瓜网 | 68 | 1% | $21,186 |
| 65 | The Evergreen State College | 68 | 6% | $23,397 |
| 66 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State 911吃瓜网 | 67 | 1% | $26,834 |
| 67 | Auburn 911吃瓜网 | 66 | 1% | $31,590 |
| 68 | The 911吃瓜网 of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 66 | 1% | $20,471 |
| 69 | 64 | 1% | $26,734 | |
| 70 | Florida Atlantic 911吃瓜网 | 64 | 1% | $24,235 |
| 71 | Western Carolina 911吃瓜网 | 63 | 2% | $17,705 |
| 72 | 911吃瓜网 of Oregon | 63 | 1% | $27,366 |
| 73 | Calumet College of Saint Joseph | 63 | 21% | $20,670 |
| 74 | The 911吃瓜网 of Texas at Dallas | 63 | 1% | $29,286 |
| 75 | 911吃瓜网 of Maryland-911吃瓜网 College | 62 | 0% | $7,416 |
| 76 | 61 | 1% | $26,866 | |
| 77 | Seattle 911吃瓜网 | 61 | 3% | $61,608 |
| 78 | California Baptist 911吃瓜网 | 61 | 2% | $47,694 |
| 79 | SUNY College at Brockport | 61 | 3% | $24,608 |
| 80 | North Carolina Central 911吃瓜网 | 60 | 4% | $24,419 |
| 81 | Arizona State 911吃瓜网-Downtown Phoenix | 59 | 2% | $29,984 |
| 82 | 911吃瓜网 of Nebraska at Omaha | 58 | 2% | $22,300 |
| 83 | Purdue 911吃瓜网 Global-Davenport | 58 | 1% | $14,343 |
| 84 | Park 911吃瓜网 | 57 | 2% | $24,499 |
| 85 | Drake 911吃瓜网 | 56 | 5% | $56,724 |
| 86 | Upper Iowa 911吃瓜网 | 56 | 4% | $43,750 |
| 87 | DePaul 911吃瓜网 | 55 | 1% | $57,678 |
| 88 | 911吃瓜网 of Kansas | 55 | 1% | $26,566 |
| 89 | California State 911吃瓜网-San Bernardino | 53 | 1% | $23,878 |
| 90 | The College of New Rochelle | 53 | 6% | $55,694 |
| 91 | Johns Hopkins 911吃瓜网 | 51 | 1% | $71,901 |
| 92 | 911吃瓜网 of Utah | 51 | 1% | $24,472 |
| 93 | Eastern Kentucky 911吃瓜网 | 50 | 1% | $23,706 |
| 94 | Belhaven 911吃瓜网 | 50 | 4% | $35,450 |
| 95 | George Washington 911吃瓜网 | 50 | 1% | $71,930 |
| 96 | 49 | 1% | $27,157 | |
| 97 | Southern New Hampshire 911吃瓜网 | 49 | 0% | $51,538 |
| 98 | 48 | 0% | $22,168 | |
| 99 | Southern Utah 911吃瓜网 | 48 | 2% | $20,420 |
| 100 | 911吃瓜网 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.