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Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Pennsylvania

16 Ranked Colleges
490 Public Administration Graduations

Public Administration draws students to programs nationwide. The schools below award the most public administration degrees of any in Pennsylvania.

To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 16 schools in Pennsylvania offering public administration.

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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public administration majors in Pennsylvania, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.

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University Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

University Of Pennsylvania tops our list of the most popular public administration schools. Set in the city of Philadelphia, University Of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 169 public administration degrees in the most recent year. See more about public administration at University Of Pennsylvania

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA

Villanova University ranks #2 for public administration by yearly graduations. Villanova University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova. Villanova University graduated around 78 public administration students in the most recent data year. Read the full public administration report for Villanova University

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Pennsylvania State University World Campus is one of the most popular public administration schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the city of University Park, Pennsylvania State University World Campus is a public institution. This school awarded about 70 public administration degrees in the most recent year. Get the full public administration details for Pennsylvania State University World Campus

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University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus ranks #4 for public administration by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus is a public university. This school awarded about 55 public administration degrees in the most recent year. Get the full public administration details for University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus

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A rank of #5 makes West Chester University Of Pennsylvania one of the most popular schools for public administration. Located in the suburb of West Chester, West Chester University Of Pennsylvania is a public university. This school awarded about 48 public administration degrees in the most recent year. See more about public administration at West Chester University Of Pennsylvania

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Carnegie Mellon University ranked #6 on our list of the most popular public administration schools. Set in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution. Carnegie Mellon University graduated around 17 public administration students in the most recent data year. Get the full public administration details for Carnegie Mellon University

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Shippensburg University Of Pennsylvania comes in at #7 for public administration this year. Set in the town of Shippensburg, Shippensburg University Of Pennsylvania is a public institution. This school awarded about 11 public administration degrees in the most recent year. Read the full public administration report for Shippensburg University Of Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania State University Penn State Harrisburg landed the #8 spot among the most popular public administration schools. Set in the suburb of Middletown, Pennsylvania State University Penn State Harrisburg is a public institution. Pennsylvania State University Penn State Harrisburg graduated around 10 public administration students in the most recent data year. See more about public administration at Pennsylvania State University Penn State Harrisburg

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Marywood University
Scranton, PA

Marywood University landed the #9 spot among the most popular public administration schools. Marywood University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 9 students earned a degree in public administration from this school. Get the full public administration details for Marywood University

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Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA

Point Park University ranked #10 on our list of the most popular public administration schools. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Point Park University is a private not-for-profit university. Point Park University graduated around 9 public administration students in the most recent data year. Get the full public administration details for Point Park University

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Kutztown University Of Pennsylvania placed #11 for public administration by yearly graduations. Kutztown University Of Pennsylvania is a public school located in the town of Kutztown. Kutztown University Of Pennsylvania graduated around 5 public administration students in the most recent data year. Get the full public administration details for Kutztown University Of Pennsylvania

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Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Main Campus ranked #12 on our list of the most popular public administration schools. Set in the town of Indiana, Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Main Campus is a public institution. This school awarded about 3 public administration degrees in the most recent year. Get the full public administration details for Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Main Campus

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Strayer University Pennsylvania landed the #13 spot among the most popular public administration schools. Located in the suburb of Trevose, Strayer University Pennsylvania is a private for-profit university. This school awarded about 2 public administration degrees in the most recent year. Get the full public administration details for Strayer University Pennsylvania

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Widener University Main Campus placed #14 for public administration by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Chester, Widener University Main Campus is a private not-for-profit institution. Widener University Main Campus graduated around 2 public administration students in the most recent data year. See more about public administration at Widener University Main Campus

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Manor College
Jenkintown, PA

Manor College placed #15 for public administration by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Jenkintown, Manor College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 1 public administration degrees in the most recent year. Get the full public administration details for Manor College

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Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA

Wilkes University placed #16 for public administration by yearly graduations. Wilkes University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes University graduated around 1 public administration students in the most recent data year. Get the full public administration details for Wilkes University

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

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