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
Showing 208 of 208 colleges
| Control | Compare | |||||
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| American Public University System Charles Town | WV | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 50,715 | |
| Anna Maria College Paxton | MA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,202 | |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale | AZ | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 72,994 | |
| Arkansas State University Jonesboro | AR | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 15,726 | |
| Ashford University San Diego | CA | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 28,004 | |
| Bellevue University Bellevue | NE | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 14,667 | |
| California Baptist University Riverside | CA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 11,902 | |
| Calumet College of Saint Joseph Whiting | IN | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 658 | |
| Calvin University Grand Rapids | MI | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 3,681 | |
| Capella University Minneapolis | MN | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 47,761 | |
| Centenary University Hackettstown | NJ | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,398 | |
| Champlain College Burlington | VT | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 3,259 | |
| Claremont Lincoln University Claremont | CA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 271 | |
| Colorado Christian University Lakewood | CO | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 9,951 | |
| Columbia International University Columbia | SC | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,914 | |
| Columbia Southern University Orange Beach | AL | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 17,763 | |
| Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon | WI | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 5,253 | |
| Cumberland University Lebanon | TN | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 3,457 | |
| Dordt University Sioux Center | IA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,952 | |
| Drury University Springfield | MO | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,615 | |
| East Carolina University Greenville | NC | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 26,940 | |
| Eastern Oregon University La Grande | OR | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 2,894 | |
| Eastern Washington University Cheney | WA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 10,492 | |
| Empire State University Saratoga Springs | NY | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 10,469 | |
| Excelsior University Albany | NY | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 12,941 | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers | FL | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 16,612 | |
| Florida International University Miami | FL | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 54,723 | |
| Franklin University Columbus | OH | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 9,457 | |
| Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs | NC | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 3,104 | |
| George Mason University Fairfax | VA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 39,766 | |
| Georgia College & State University Milledgeville | GA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 7,097 | |
| Grand Canyon University Phoenix | AZ | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 113,257 | |
| Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu | HI | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 4,921 | |
| Hilbert College Hamburg | NY | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 968 | |
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore | MD | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 30,210 | |
| Johnson & Wales University-Online Providence | RI | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,839 | |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent | OH | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 26,374 | |
| Liberty University Lynchburg | VA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 104,327 | |
| Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate | TN | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 6,081 | |
| Lindenwood University Saint Charles | MO | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 6,826 | |
| Los Angeles Pacific University San Dimas | CA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,881 | |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge | LA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 41,705 | |
| Lynn University Boca Raton | FL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 3,514 | |
| Marist College Poughkeepsie | NY | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 6,356 | |
| Marist University Poughkeepsie | NY | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 6,356 | |
| Marywood University Scranton | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,530 | |
| McDaniel College Westminster | MD | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,868 | |
| Merrimack College North Andover | MA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 5,862 | |
| Metropolitan State University Saint Paul | MN | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 6,660 | |
| Monroe College Bronx | NY | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 8,141 | |
| Monroe University Bronx | NY | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 8,141 | |
| Montreat College Montreat | NC | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 962 | |
| Morehead State University Morehead | KY | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 8,791 | |
| Murray State University Murray | KY | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 10,020 | |
| National Louis University Chicago | IL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 8,915 | |
| National University San Diego | CA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 22,115 | |
| North Carolina Central University Durham | NC | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 8,579 | |
| Northcentral University San Diego | CA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 9,489 | |
| Northern Michigan University Marquette | MI | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 7,409 | |
| Norwich University Northfield | VT | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 3,149 | |
| Old Dominion University Norfolk | VA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 23,743 | |
| Park University Parkville | MO | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 5,736 | |
| Post University Waterbury | CT | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 16,178 | |
| Purdue University Global West Lafayette | IN | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 45,588 | |
| Randall University Moore | OK | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 298 | |
| Rutgers University-Newark Newark | NJ | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 11,315 | |
| Saginaw Valley State University University Center | MI | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 6,822 | |
| Saint Augustine's University Raleigh | NC | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 175 | |
| Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud | MN | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 10,732 | |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona | MN | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 4,505 | |
| Sam Houston State University Huntsville | TX | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 21,039 | |
| South College Knoxville | TN | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 11,557 | |
| South University-Columbia Columbia | SC | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 504 | |
| South University-Savannah Savannah | GA | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 716 | |
| South University-Savannah Online Savannah | GA | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 8,803 | |
| South University-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach | VA | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 258 | |
| Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau | MO | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 9,501 | |
| Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia | AR | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 4,732 | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville | IL | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 11,893 | |
| Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches | TX | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 10,472 | |
| Strayer University-Alabama Birmingham | AL | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,329 | |
| Strayer University-Arkansas Little Rock | AR | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 741 | |
| Strayer University-Delaware Wilmington | DE | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 187 | |
| Strayer University-District of Columbia Washington | DC | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 188 | |
| Strayer University-Florida Tampa | FL | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,303 | |
| Strayer University-Georgia Chamblee | GA | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 4,916 | |
| Strayer University-Global Region Washington | DC | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 12,098 | |
| Strayer University-Maryland Suitland | MD | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,290 | |
| Strayer University-Mississippi Jackson | MS | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 983 | |
| Strayer University-New Jersey Piscataway | NJ | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 796 | |
| Strayer University-North Carolina Greensboro | NC | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 3,037 | |
| Strayer University-Pennsylvania Trevose | PA | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,384 | |
| Strayer University-South Carolina Greenville | SC | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,110 | |
| Strayer University-Tennessee Memphis | TN | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,965 | |
| Strayer University-Texas Farmers Branch | TX | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,508 | |
| Strayer University-Virginia Arlington | VA | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,998 | |
| Strayer University-West Virginia Scott Depot | WV | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 252 | |
| Sul Ross State University Alpine | TX | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 2,384 | |
| Taft University System Denver | CO | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 324 | |
| Tennessee State University Nashville | TN | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 6,310 | |
| Texas A & M University-College Station College Station | TX | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 78,321 | |
| Texas A&M University-College Station College Station | TX | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 78,321 | |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock | TX | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 40,757 | |
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso | TX | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 25,039 | |
| The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler | TX | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 10,362 | |
| Touro University Worldwide Los Alamitos | CA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,358 | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville | TN | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 3,195 | |
| Troy University Troy | AL | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 13,658 | |
| University of Alaska Southeast Juneau | AK | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 2,000 | |
| University of Central Florida Orlando | FL | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 69,713 | |
| University of Delaware Newark | DE | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 24,412 | |
| University of Idaho Moscow | ID | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 12,286 | |
| University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe | LA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 8,601 | |
| University of Management and Technology Arlington | VA | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 979 | |
| University of Mary Bismarck | ND | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 3,861 | |
| University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo | CA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 8,996 | |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell | MA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 16,598 | |
| University of Michigan-Flint Flint | MI | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 6,529 | |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia | MO | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 31,543 | |
| University of New Haven West Haven | CT | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 9,229 | |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill | NC | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 32,438 | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke | NC | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 7,674 | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington | NC | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 18,848 | |
| University of North Georgia Dahlonega | GA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 19,291 | |
| University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix | AZ | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 111,248 | |
| University of South Dakota Vermillion | SD | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 10,619 | |
| University of the Southwest Hobbs | NM | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,130 | |
| University of West Georgia Carrollton | GA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 14,337 | |
| Upper Iowa University Fayette | IA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 3,941 | |
| Walden University Minneapolis | MN | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 49,441 | |
| Wayland Baptist University Plainview | TX | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,809 | |
| Wichita State University Wichita | KS | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 16,689 | |
| Adams State University Alamosa | CO | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 2,901 | |
| Adler University Chicago | IL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 1,631 | |
| Albertus Magnus College New Haven | CT | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 1,239 | |
| American University Washington | DC | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 12,321 | |
| Aurora University Aurora | IL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 5,923 | |
| Barry University Miami | FL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 6,825 | |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona | CA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 27,636 | |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson | CA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 15,182 | |
| California State University-East Bay Hayward | CA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 12,326 | |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge | CA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 38,313 | |
| Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant | MI | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 14,488 | |
| Clayton State University Morrow | GA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 6,163 | |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins | CO | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 34,096 | |
| Concordia University Ann Arbor Ann Arbor | MI | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 1,135 | |
| Corban University Salem | OR | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 1,029 | |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York | NY | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 13,763 | |
| Delaware State University Dover | DE | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 5,327 | |
| DePaul University Chicago | IL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 21,210 | |
| Drake University Des Moines | IA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 4,345 | |
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond | KY | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 15,673 | |
| Fairfield University Fairfield | CT | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 6,864 | |
| Florida State University Tallahassee | FL | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 43,889 | |
| Framingham State University Framingham | MA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 4,002 | |
| Golden Gate University San Francisco | CA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 3,098 | |
| Indiana State University Terre Haute | IN | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 7,895 | |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington | IN | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 48,424 | |
| Jacksonville State University Jacksonville | AL | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 9,955 | |
| Kansas State University Manhattan | KS | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 20,295 | |
| Kentucky State University Frankfort | KY | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 2,020 | |
| Lamar University Beaumont | TX | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 17,772 | |
| Lipscomb University Nashville | TN | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 5,017 | |
| Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield | MO | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 24,360 | |
| Northeastern University Boston | MA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 32,553 | |
| Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston | MA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 7,411 | |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff | AZ | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 28,467 | |
| Northern Illinois University Dekalb | IL | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 15,414 | |
| Northwestern University Evanston | IL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 23,856 | |
| Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale | FL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 20,910 | |
| Oakland University Rochester Hills | MI | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 15,768 | |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus | OH | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 61,443 | |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens | OH | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 26,323 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park | PA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 13,774 | |
| Sacred Heart University Fairfield | CT | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 11,022 | |
| Saint Peter's University Jersey City | NJ | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 3,572 | |
| San Diego State University San Diego | CA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 41,137 | |
| Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge | LA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 8,279 | |
| Southern Utah University Cedar City | UT | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 15,444 | |
| Syracuse University Syracuse | NY | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 22,589 | |
| Texas Southern University Houston | TX | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 8,704 | |
| The University of Montana Missoula | MT | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 10,811 | |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington | TX | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 44,956 | |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa | TX | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 5,585 | |
| University at Albany Albany | NY | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 17,560 | |
| University of Baltimore Baltimore | MD | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 3,187 | |
| University of Central Oklahoma Edmond | OK | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 12,554 | |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs | CO | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 11,354 | |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver | CO | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 23,124 | |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver | CO | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 23,124 | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Springfield | IL | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 4,628 | |
| University of Kentucky Lexington | KY | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 34,709 | |
| University of Miami Coral Gables | FL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 19,852 | |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha | NE | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 14,972 | |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas | NV | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 32,911 | |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham | NH | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 13,554 | |
| University of North Dakota Grand Forks | ND | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 15,019 | |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 29,109 | |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh | PA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 35,724 | |
| University of Rhode Island Kingston | RI | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 17,210 | |
| University of San Francisco San Francisco | CA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 8,913 | |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles | CA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 46,566 | |
| University of Southern Indiana Evansville | IN | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 9,488 | |
| Utah Valley University Orem | UT | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 46,807 | |
| Valdosta State University Valdosta | GA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 10,262 | |
| Villanova University Villanova | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 10,041 | |
| Webster University Saint Louis | MO | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 8,260 | |
| Widener University Chester | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 5,713 |
Career Outcomes
Chief Sustainability Officers
Median wage: $206,420/yr
Projected growth: +4.3%
General and Operations Managers
Median wage: $102,950/yr
Projected growth: +4.4%
Legislators
Median wage: $44,810/yr
Projected growth: +3.4%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Median wage: $102,010/yr
Projected growth: +6.1%
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
Median wage: $92,730/yr
Projected growth: -3.5%
Social and Community Service Managers
Median wage: $78,240/yr
Projected growth: +6.4%
Wind Energy Operations Managers
Median wage: $136,550/yr
Projected growth: +4.5%
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.