Best Colleges for Doctoral Degree
in Public Administration

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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Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, California

🏢 Private N/A

Acceptance rate N/A

Annual cost

N/A

Grad earnings

$89,816

SAT avg

N/A

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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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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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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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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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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Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 65.4%

Annual cost

$35,232/yr

Grad earnings

$74,479

SAT avg

1,383

ACT mid

30

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Rutgers University-Newark

Newark, New Jersey

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 78.7%

Annual cost

$33,749/yr

Grad earnings

$74,479

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

25

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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 77%

Annual cost

$29,013/yr

Grad earnings

$69,020

SAT avg

1,359

ACT mid

30

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North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, North Carolina

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 39.9%

Annual cost

$25,613/yr

Grad earnings

$68,758

SAT avg

1,380

ACT mid

30

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University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 78.5%

Annual cost

$26,998/yr

Grad earnings

$68,740

SAT avg

1,242

ACT mid

27

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University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 37.2%

Annual cost

$27,436/yr

Grad earnings

$68,726

SAT avg

1,301

ACT mid

31

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The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, Texas

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 65.5%

Annual cost

$28,210/yr

Grad earnings

$68,227

SAT avg

1,300

ACT mid

N/A

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University at Albany

Albany, New York

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 69.9%

Annual cost

$28,490/yr

Grad earnings

$67,979

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

26

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University of La Verne

La Verne, California

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 48.5%

Annual cost

$61,564/yr

Grad earnings

$65,464

SAT avg

1,116

ACT mid

21

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Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 50.5%

Annual cost

$34,402/yr

Grad earnings

$65,337

SAT avg

1,318

ACT mid

N/A

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 77.8%

Annual cost

$23,369/yr

Grad earnings

$64,270

SAT avg

1,119

ACT mid

25

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Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 80.4%

Annual cost

$27,361/yr

Grad earnings

$63,742

SAT avg

1,308

ACT mid

29

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Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

University Park, Pennsylvania

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 54.2%

Annual cost

$39,160/yr

Grad earnings

$63,435

SAT avg

1,316

ACT mid

N/A

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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown, Pennsylvania

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 96.4%

Annual cost

$32,029/yr

Grad earnings

$63,435

SAT avg

1,218

ACT mid

N/A

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University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 77%

Annual cost

$28,948/yr

Grad earnings

$63,403

SAT avg

1,247

ACT mid

27

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The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, Texas

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 81.3%

Annual cost

$25,265/yr

Grad earnings

$63,199

SAT avg

1,116

ACT mid

23

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