Top Masters Programs in Public Affairs and Administration Ranked
I decided to add the US News and World Report rankings for public administration and public affairs programs for your educational benefit. You can see the full report at US News and World Report, by clicking the link below (at the bottom of the post). You can use that data to create a tailored search for the best masters program in public administration for you at the National Association of Schools of Public Administration (NASPAA) website.
Top Programs in Public Affairs Ranked by US News and World Report:
Maxwell at Syracuse University
Harvard Kennedy School
Indiana University (Bloomington)
Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of International Affairs
University of Georgia (Department of Public Administration and Policy)
University of California at Berkeley
Kansas University
University of Michigan Ford School
University of Southern California (USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development)
Carnegie Mellon University (Heinz)
Duke University
New York University (NYU)
American University (School of Public Affairs)
Georgetown University
Also ranked high were the University of Texas, Arizona State University, GWU, University of North Carolina, and UCLA.
You can see the full list at US News and World Report Masters in Public Administration Ranking.
Or you can look at the rankings for specific genres such as:
• environmental policy and management
• nonprofit management
• public management administration
• health policy and management
The National Association of Schools of Public Affairs suggests these answers for those looking to choose a great MPA program.
Custom searches for graduate programs on PhDs.org Or you can jump to public administration graduate programs on PhDs.org
You can also check out top programs in international development.
If you have any suggestions the best university for public affairs (or public administration) or programs that deserved to be ranked or any personal reviews with MPA programs, feel free to leave a comment below…
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scott talan // April 15, 2009 at 5:26 pm |
Hello
Some good links and info sources here for sure.
Just be careful on using rankings as the methodology that US News uses is reputational and thus limited in terms of factors they use in determining rankings such as alumni satisfaction, employment after graduation, course offerings, internships etc.
Different schools offer different program focus and one that may be ranked lower could actually be a much better fit for you.
Plus, seldom are employers aware of the rankings and thus not a factor in hiring/interviews etc.
Nathan Ketsdever // April 16, 2009 at 11:05 am |
Thanks Scott,
Yeah, I guess I should have added a caveat or addendum to the original post.
I think they serve as a useful jumping off point for finding relevant schools, but they certainly have their limits.
One of the main reasons I included this list was to:
a) include an aggregated list of some of the main MPA + public affairs programs
b) offset Google’s implicit ranking of programs, which distracts from value arguably more. (because most people don’t go to the second page)
c) to offset paid advertising results in the Google results–which cater to exclusively online universities. (ie non-bricks and mortar)
Your input and expertise helps frame the results of the US News data.
Thanks,
Nathan
Isabelle Strauss // May 7, 2009 at 7:45 pm |
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