Online Master's in Public Administration

208 colleges offer an online master's in Public Administration. Of completions at these colleges, 3% are delivered online (exclusively or hybrid).

208
Colleges Offering
132
Fully Online Completions
76
Hybrid Completions
3%
Online Delivery Share
of completions at colleges with online presence

Colleges Offering This Online

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American Public University System
Charles Town
WVPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT1050,715
Anna Maria College
Paxton
MAPRIVATE_NONPROFIT101,202
Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale
AZPUBLIC1072,994
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro
ARPUBLIC1015,726
Ashford University
San Diego
CAPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT1028,004
Bellevue University
Bellevue
NEPRIVATE_NONPROFIT1014,667
California Baptist University
Riverside
CAPRIVATE_NONPROFIT1011,902
Calumet College of Saint Joseph
Whiting
INPRIVATE_NONPROFIT10658
Calvin University
Grand Rapids
MIPRIVATE_NONPROFIT103,681
Capella University
Minneapolis
MNPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT1047,761
Centenary University
Hackettstown
NJPRIVATE_NONPROFIT101,398
Champlain College
Burlington
VTPRIVATE_NONPROFIT103,259
Claremont Lincoln University
Claremont
CAPRIVATE_NONPROFIT10271
Colorado Christian University
Lakewood
COPRIVATE_NONPROFIT109,951
Columbia International University
Columbia
SCPRIVATE_NONPROFIT102,914
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach
ALPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT1017,763
Concordia University-Wisconsin
Mequon
WIPRIVATE_NONPROFIT105,253
Cumberland University
Lebanon
TNPRIVATE_NONPROFIT103,457
Dordt University
Sioux Center
IAPRIVATE_NONPROFIT101,952
Drury University
Springfield
MOPRIVATE_NONPROFIT101,615
East Carolina University
Greenville
NCPUBLIC1026,940
Eastern Oregon University
La Grande
ORPUBLIC102,894
Eastern Washington University
Cheney
WAPUBLIC1010,492
Empire State University
Saratoga Springs
NYPUBLIC1010,469
Excelsior University
Albany
NYPRIVATE_NONPROFIT1012,941
Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers
FLPUBLIC1016,612
Florida International University
Miami
FLPUBLIC1054,723
Franklin University
Columbus
OHPRIVATE_NONPROFIT109,457
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs
NCPRIVATE_NONPROFIT103,104
George Mason University
Fairfax
VAPUBLIC1039,766
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville
GAPUBLIC107,097
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix
AZPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT10113,257
Hawaii Pacific University
Honolulu
HIPRIVATE_NONPROFIT104,921
Hilbert College
Hamburg
NYPRIVATE_NONPROFIT10968
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
MDPRIVATE_NONPROFIT1030,210
Johnson & Wales University-Online
Providence
RIPRIVATE_NONPROFIT102,839
Kent State University at Kent
Kent
OHPUBLIC1026,374
Liberty University
Lynchburg
VAPRIVATE_NONPROFIT10104,327
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate
TNPRIVATE_NONPROFIT106,081
Lindenwood University
Saint Charles
MOPRIVATE_NONPROFIT106,826
Los Angeles Pacific University
San Dimas
CAPRIVATE_NONPROFIT101,881
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge
LAPUBLIC1041,705
Lynn University
Boca Raton
FLPRIVATE_NONPROFIT103,514
Marist College
Poughkeepsie
NYPRIVATE_NONPROFIT106,356
Marist University
Poughkeepsie
NYPRIVATE_NONPROFIT106,356
Marywood University
Scranton
PAPRIVATE_NONPROFIT102,530
McDaniel College
Westminster
MDPRIVATE_NONPROFIT102,868
Merrimack College
North Andover
MAPRIVATE_NONPROFIT105,862
Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul
MNPUBLIC106,660
Monroe College
Bronx
NYPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT108,141
Monroe University
Bronx
NYPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT108,141
Montreat College
Montreat
NCPRIVATE_NONPROFIT10962
Morehead State University
Morehead
KYPUBLIC108,791
Murray State University
Murray
KYPUBLIC1010,020
National Louis University
Chicago
ILPRIVATE_NONPROFIT108,915
National University
San Diego
CAPRIVATE_NONPROFIT1022,115
North Carolina Central University
Durham
NCPUBLIC108,579
Northcentral University
San Diego
CAPRIVATE_NONPROFIT109,489
Northern Michigan University
Marquette
MIPUBLIC107,409
Norwich University
Northfield
VTPRIVATE_NONPROFIT103,149
Old Dominion University
Norfolk
VAPUBLIC1023,743
Park University
Parkville
MOPRIVATE_NONPROFIT105,736
Post University
Waterbury
CTPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT1016,178
Purdue University Global
West Lafayette
INPUBLIC1045,588
Randall University
Moore
OKPRIVATE_NONPROFIT10298
Rutgers University-Newark
Newark
NJPUBLIC1011,315
Saginaw Valley State University
University Center
MIPUBLIC106,822
Saint Augustine's University
Raleigh
NCPRIVATE_NONPROFIT10175
Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud
MNPUBLIC1010,732
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona
MNPRIVATE_NONPROFIT104,505
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville
TXPUBLIC1021,039
South College
Knoxville
TNPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT1011,557
South University-Columbia
Columbia
SCPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT10504
South University-Savannah
Savannah
GAPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT10716
South University-Savannah Online
Savannah
GAPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT108,803
South University-Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach
VAPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT10258
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau
MOPUBLIC109,501
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Magnolia
ARPUBLIC104,732
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville
ILPUBLIC1011,893
Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches
TXPUBLIC1010,472
Strayer University-Alabama
Birmingham
ALPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT101,329
Strayer University-Arkansas
Little Rock
ARPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT10741
Strayer University-Delaware
Wilmington
DEPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT10187
Strayer University-District of Columbia
Washington
DCPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT10188
Strayer University-Florida
Tampa
FLPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT101,303
Strayer University-Georgia
Chamblee
GAPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT104,916
Strayer University-Global Region
Washington
DCPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT1012,098
Strayer University-Maryland
Suitland
MDPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT101,290
Strayer University-Mississippi
Jackson
MSPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT10983
Strayer University-New Jersey
Piscataway
NJPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT10796
Strayer University-North Carolina
Greensboro
NCPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT103,037
Strayer University-Pennsylvania
Trevose
PAPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT101,384
Strayer University-South Carolina
Greenville
SCPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT102,110
Strayer University-Tennessee
Memphis
TNPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT101,965
Strayer University-Texas
Farmers Branch
TXPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT102,508
Strayer University-Virginia
Arlington
VAPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT101,998
Strayer University-West Virginia
Scott Depot
WVPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT10252
Sul Ross State University
Alpine
TXPUBLIC102,384
Taft University System
Denver
COPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT10324
Tennessee State University
Nashville
TNPUBLIC106,310
Texas A & M University-College Station
College Station
TXPUBLIC1078,321
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station
TXPUBLIC1078,321
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
TXPUBLIC1040,757
The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso
TXPUBLIC1025,039
The University of Texas at Tyler
Tyler
TXPUBLIC1010,362
Touro University Worldwide
Los Alamitos
CAPRIVATE_NONPROFIT102,358
Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville
TNPRIVATE_NONPROFIT103,195
Troy University
Troy
ALPUBLIC1013,658
University of Alaska Southeast
Juneau
AKPUBLIC102,000
University of Central Florida
Orlando
FLPUBLIC1069,713
University of Delaware
Newark
DEPUBLIC1024,412
University of Idaho
Moscow
IDPUBLIC1012,286
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe
LAPUBLIC108,601
University of Management and Technology
Arlington
VAPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT10979
University of Mary
Bismarck
NDPRIVATE_NONPROFIT103,861
University of Massachusetts Global
Aliso Viejo
CAPUBLIC108,996
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell
MAPUBLIC1016,598
University of Michigan-Flint
Flint
MIPUBLIC106,529
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia
MOPUBLIC1031,543
University of New Haven
West Haven
CTPRIVATE_NONPROFIT109,229
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
NCPUBLIC1032,438
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke
NCPUBLIC107,674
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington
NCPUBLIC1018,848
University of North Georgia
Dahlonega
GAPUBLIC1019,291
University of Phoenix-Arizona
Phoenix
AZPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT10111,248
University of South Dakota
Vermillion
SDPUBLIC1010,619
University of the Southwest
Hobbs
NMPRIVATE_NONPROFIT101,130
University of West Georgia
Carrollton
GAPUBLIC1014,337
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
IAPRIVATE_NONPROFIT103,941
Walden University
Minneapolis
MNPRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT1049,441
Wayland Baptist University
Plainview
TXPRIVATE_NONPROFIT102,809
Wichita State University
Wichita
KSPUBLIC1016,689
Adams State University
Alamosa
COPUBLIC012,901
Adler University
Chicago
ILPRIVATE_NONPROFIT011,631
Albertus Magnus College
New Haven
CTPRIVATE_NONPROFIT011,239
American University
Washington
DCPRIVATE_NONPROFIT0112,321
Aurora University
Aurora
ILPRIVATE_NONPROFIT015,923
Barry University
Miami
FLPRIVATE_NONPROFIT016,825
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona
CAPUBLIC0127,636
California State University-Dominguez Hills
Carson
CAPUBLIC0115,182
California State University-East Bay
Hayward
CAPUBLIC0112,326
California State University-Northridge
Northridge
CAPUBLIC0138,313
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant
MIPUBLIC0114,488
Clayton State University
Morrow
GAPUBLIC016,163
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins
COPUBLIC0134,096
Concordia University Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MIPRIVATE_NONPROFIT011,135
Corban University
Salem
ORPRIVATE_NONPROFIT011,029
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York
NYPUBLIC0113,763
Delaware State University
Dover
DEPUBLIC015,327
DePaul University
Chicago
ILPRIVATE_NONPROFIT0121,210
Drake University
Des Moines
IAPRIVATE_NONPROFIT014,345
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond
KYPUBLIC0115,673
Fairfield University
Fairfield
CTPRIVATE_NONPROFIT016,864
Florida State University
Tallahassee
FLPUBLIC0143,889
Framingham State University
Framingham
MAPUBLIC014,002
Golden Gate University
San Francisco
CAPRIVATE_NONPROFIT013,098
Indiana State University
Terre Haute
INPUBLIC017,895
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington
INPUBLIC0148,424
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville
ALPUBLIC019,955
Kansas State University
Manhattan
KSPUBLIC0120,295
Kentucky State University
Frankfort
KYPUBLIC012,020
Lamar University
Beaumont
TXPUBLIC0117,772
Lipscomb University
Nashville
TNPRIVATE_NONPROFIT015,017
Missouri State University-Springfield
Springfield
MOPUBLIC0124,360
Northeastern University
Boston
MAPRIVATE_NONPROFIT0132,553
Northeastern University Professional Programs
Boston
MAPRIVATE_NONPROFIT017,411
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff
AZPUBLIC0128,467
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb
ILPUBLIC0115,414
Northwestern University
Evanston
ILPRIVATE_NONPROFIT0123,856
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale
FLPRIVATE_NONPROFIT0120,910
Oakland University
Rochester Hills
MIPUBLIC0115,768
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus
OHPUBLIC0161,443
Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens
OHPUBLIC0126,323
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park
PAPUBLIC0113,774
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield
CTPRIVATE_NONPROFIT0111,022
Saint Peter's University
Jersey City
NJPRIVATE_NONPROFIT013,572
San Diego State University
San Diego
CAPUBLIC0141,137
Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge
LAPUBLIC018,279
Southern Utah University
Cedar City
UTPUBLIC0115,444
Syracuse University
Syracuse
NYPRIVATE_NONPROFIT0122,589
Texas Southern University
Houston
TXPUBLIC018,704
The University of Montana
Missoula
MTPUBLIC0110,811
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington
TXPUBLIC0144,956
The University of Texas Permian Basin
Odessa
TXPUBLIC015,585
University at Albany
Albany
NYPUBLIC0117,560
University of Baltimore
Baltimore
MDPUBLIC013,187
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond
OKPUBLIC0112,554
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs
COPUBLIC0111,354
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver
COPUBLIC0123,124
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver
COPUBLIC0123,124
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield
ILPUBLIC014,628
University of Kentucky
Lexington
KYPUBLIC0134,709
University of Miami
Coral Gables
FLPRIVATE_NONPROFIT0119,852
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha
NEPUBLIC0114,972
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Las Vegas
NVPUBLIC0132,911
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham
NHPUBLIC0113,554
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks
NDPUBLIC0115,019
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PAPRIVATE_NONPROFIT0129,109
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh
PAPUBLIC0135,724
University of Rhode Island
Kingston
RIPUBLIC0117,210
University of San Francisco
San Francisco
CAPRIVATE_NONPROFIT018,913
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
CAPRIVATE_NONPROFIT0146,566
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville
INPUBLIC019,488
Utah Valley University
Orem
UTPUBLIC0146,807
Valdosta State University
Valdosta
GAPUBLIC0110,262
Villanova University
Villanova
PAPRIVATE_NONPROFIT0110,041
Webster University
Saint Louis
MOPRIVATE_NONPROFIT018,260
Widener University
Chester
PAPRIVATE_NONPROFIT015,713

Career Outcomes

Frequently Asked Questions

How many colleges offer an online Master's in Public Administration?

208 colleges in our IPEDS dataset have completed online master's programs in Public Administration. The list on this page covers the colleges with the strongest distance-education completion records.

Is an online Master's in Public Administration delivered fully online?

It depends on the school. Among colleges with any online presence for this program, 3% of completions are delivered online (either exclusively or with hybrid components). Each college's row above shows whether their program is exclusively online or partially distance-delivered.

What can you do with an online Master's in Public Administration?

Online Public Administration graduates pursue the same career paths as on-campus graduates. Common roles include positions where employers value the Master's credential and the analytical skills associated with the field. Salary and growth data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics are available on the corresponding career pages.

Which schools are most popular for online Public Administration programs?

Based on IPEDS distance-education completion counts, the top schools include Adams State University, Adler University, Albertus Magnus College, among others. See the full sortable list above.

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