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 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Other Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 93 master's degrees in other public administration during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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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 schools 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 in the Southeast Region.
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in other public administration. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.
Master's graduates who receive their degree from the other public admin program earn about $49,472 in the first couple years of working.
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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.