2025 Best Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

Public Administration is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #103 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of public administration. Combined, these schools handed out 191 bachelor's degrees in public administration to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Public Administration School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The public admin bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public administration students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other public administration students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for public administration to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public administration related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Public Administration Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Public Administration in New York

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in public administration.

Top New York Schools for a Bachelor's in Public Admin

1

Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

88 Annual Graduates

$53,912 Median Starting Salary

$45,262 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat Syracuse University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in public administration. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.

Public Administration bachelor's degree recipients from Syracuse University receive an earnings boost of about $7,937 above the typical earnings of public administration graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in public administration from Syracuse University

2

Baruch College
New York, NY

45 Annual Graduates

$37,792 Median Starting Salary

Baruch College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in public administration. Baruch is a large public college located in the large city of New York.

After graduating, public admin bachelor's recipients usually make around $37,792 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in public administration from Baruch College

3

John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY

38 Annual Graduates

$48,881 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in public administration needs to check out John Jay College of Criminal Justice. John Jay is a fairly large public college located in the large city of New York.

Public Administration bachelor's degree recipients from John Jay College of Criminal Justice earn a boost of approximately $2,906 above the average income of public administration graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in public administration from John Jay College of Criminal Justice

4

Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn, NY

18 Annual Graduates

$43,317 Median Starting Salary

Medgar Evers College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in public administration. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Medgar is a public college with a small student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the public admin program make around $43,317 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in public administration from Medgar Evers College

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	274	21
Maryland	207	67
New Jersey	193	33
Delaware	130	0

View All Rankings >

Rankings in Majors Related to Public Admin

One of 4 majors within the Public Administration & Social Service area of study, Public Administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Admin Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	191

Most Popular Majors Related to Public Admin

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Services	474
Community Organization & Advocacy	330
Public Policy	194
Other Public Administration	36

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream. More about our data sources and methodologies.