Best Colleges for Masters Degree
in Public Administration

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 12.4%

Annual cost

$80,211/yr

Grad earnings

$99,980

SAT avg

1,510

ACT mid

34

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Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 5.7%

Annual cost

$81,353/yr

Grad earnings

$92,538

SAT avg

1,505

ACT mid

34

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Northeastern University Professional Programs

Boston, Massachusetts

🏢 Private N/A

Acceptance rate N/A

Annual cost

N/A

Grad earnings

$92,538

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 10%

Annual cost

$84,678/yr

Grad earnings

$92,498

SAT avg

1,501

ACT mid

34

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George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 43.5%

Annual cost

$80,727/yr

Grad earnings

$90,873

SAT avg

1,433

ACT mid

32

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California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, California

🏛 Public Reach

Acceptance rate 29.8%

Annual cost

$29,918/yr

Grad earnings

$90,768

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 50.8%

Annual cost

$76,421/yr

Grad earnings

$89,812

SAT avg

1,313

ACT mid

29

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Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 7.2%

Annual cost

$87,804/yr

Grad earnings

$89,363

SAT avg

1,526

ACT mid

35

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Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 45%

Annual cost

$73,371/yr

Grad earnings

$88,794

SAT avg

1,323

ACT mid

29

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 7.6%

Annual cost

$81,300/yr

Grad earnings

$87,555

SAT avg

1,553

ACT mid

N/A

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Golden Gate University

San Francisco, California

🏢 Private Open Admissions

Acceptance rate 100%

Annual cost

N/A

Grad earnings

$87,434

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

🏛 Public Reach

Acceptance rate 17.9%

Annual cost

$33,345/yr

Grad earnings

$83,648

SAT avg

1,473

ACT mid

N/A

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Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 10.9%

Annual cost

$82,694/yr

Grad earnings

$83,238

SAT avg

1,473

ACT mid

33

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Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 55.4%

Annual cost

$67,720/yr

Grad earnings

$82,592

SAT avg

1,296

ACT mid

29

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New York University

New York, New York

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 9.4%

Annual cost

$79,121/yr

Grad earnings

$82,509

SAT avg

1,527

ACT mid

34

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, Virginia

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 57%

Annual cost

$32,040/yr

Grad earnings

$81,698

SAT avg

1,337

ACT mid

29

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Binghamton University

Vestal, New York

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 37.7%

Annual cost

$29,657/yr

Grad earnings

$80,596

SAT avg

1,415

ACT mid

32

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Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 41.7%

Annual cost

$80,396/yr

Grad earnings

$79,164

SAT avg

1,351

ACT mid

30

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San Jose State University

San Jose, California

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 80.2%

Annual cost

$25,695/yr

Grad earnings

$78,988

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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Excelsior University

Albany, New York

🏢 Private Open Admissions

Acceptance rate 100%

Annual cost

N/A

Grad earnings

$78,493

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 42.5%

Annual cost

$30,282/yr

Grad earnings

$78,466

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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University of the Pacific

Stockton, California

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 94.9%

Annual cost

$68,173/yr

Grad earnings

$78,445

SAT avg

1,303

ACT mid

28

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Marist University

Poughkeepsie, New York

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 64.7%

Annual cost

$63,898/yr

Grad earnings

$77,819

SAT avg

1,285

ACT mid

28

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American University

Washington, District of Columbia

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 47.4%

Annual cost

$71,549/yr

Grad earnings

$77,370

SAT avg

1,392

ACT mid

31

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