2025 Best Other Public Administration Master's Degree Schools

Other Public Administration isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #203 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Other Public Administration Master's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 222 master's degrees in other public administration to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Other Public Administration School for Your Master's Degree

The other public admin master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality other public admin program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on other public administration students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other other public administration students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for other public administration to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other public administration related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for other public administration students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Other Public Administration Schools

The other public admin school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Other Public Administration Master's Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Public Administration in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in other public administration.

Top Schools for a Master's in Other Public Admin

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

16 Annual Graduates

$163,956 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in other public administration needs to look into University of Southern California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Those other public administration students who get their master's degree from University of Southern California earn $92,821 more than the standard other public admin grad.

More information about a master’s in other public administration from University of Southern California

2

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

13 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in other public administration has to check out University of Central Florida. UCF is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Orlando.More information about a master’s in other public administration from University of Central Florida

3

Metropolitan College of New York
New York, NY

13 Annual Graduates

Metropolitan College of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in other public administration. MCNY is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of New York.More information about a master’s in other public administration from Metropolitan College of New York

4

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, AR

38 Annual Graduates

$49,472 Median Starting Salary

University of Arkansas at Little Rock is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in other public administration. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the other public admin program make about $49,472 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in other public administration from University of Arkansas at Little Rock

5

Ball State University
Muncie, IN

11 Annual Graduates

$56,123 Median Starting Salary

Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Muncie.

Soon after graduating, other public admin master's recipients usually make around $56,123 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in other public administration from Ball State University

Other Public Administration by Region

View the Best Other Public Administration Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

View All Rankings >

Other Public Administration Related Rankings by Major

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

Other Public Admin Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions	222

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	11,984
Public Policy	3,391
Human Services	873
Community Organization & Advocacy	478

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.