Highest Job Growth Doctoral Public Administration Programs

These are the highest job growth doctoral public administration programs, ranked by projected career job growth. The ranking includes 50 programs, with Southern University and A & M College leading at 10%.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Growth	Completers
1	Southern University and A & M College	Public Policy Analysis	LA	10%	26
2	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	Public Policy Analysis	NV	10%	17
3	Brandeis University	Public Policy Analysis	MA	10%	13
4	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Public Policy Analysis	MD	10%	12
5	University of California-Berkeley	Public Policy Analysis	CA	10%	11
6	University of Massachusetts-Boston	Public Policy Analysis	MA	10%	11
7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	Public Policy Analysis	AZ	10%	10
8	Niagara University	Public Policy Analysis	NY	10%	10
9	The University of Texas at Austin	Public Policy Analysis	TX	10%	10
10	George Mason University	Public Policy Analysis	VA	10%	10
11	Harvard University	Public Policy Analysis	MA	10%	9
12	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Public Policy Analysis	TX	10%	9
13	Liberty University	Public Policy Analysis	VA	10%	8
14	University of Arkansas	Public Policy Analysis	AR	10%	7
15	George Washington University	Public Policy Analysis	DC	10%	7
16	Georgia State University	Public Policy Analysis	GA	10%	7
17	Saint Louis University	Public Policy Analysis	MO	10%	7
18	The New School	Public Policy Analysis	NY	10%	7
19	Duke University	Public Policy Analysis	NC	10%	7
20	University of Maryland-College Park	Public Policy Analysis	MD	10%	6
21	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Public Policy Analysis	MI	10%	6
22	Portland State University	Public Policy Analysis	OR	10%	6
23	University of Southern California	Public Policy Analysis	CA	10%	5
24	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	Public Policy Analysis	GA	10%	5
25	Boise State University	Public Policy Analysis	ID	10%	5
26	University of Southern Maine	Public Policy Analysis	ME	10%	5
27	Oregon State University	Public Policy Analysis	OR	10%	5
28	Capella University	Social Work	MN	7.3%	70
29	Barry University	Social Work	FL	7.3%	50
30	Tulane University of Louisiana	Social Work	LA	7.3%	46
31	Walden University	Social Work	MN	7.3%	39
32	California Baptist University	Social Work	CA	7.3%	30
33	University of Southern California	Social Work	CA	7.3%	26
34	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Social Work	TN	7.3%	25
35	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	Social Work	NJ	7.3%	22
36	Aurora University	Social Work	IL	7.3%	17
37	University of Pennsylvania	Social Work	PA	7.3%	16
38	Yeshiva University	Social Work	NY	7.3%	15
39	Spalding University	Social Work	KY	7.3%	13
40	Smith College	Social Work	MA	7.3%	13
41	Our Lady of the Lake University	Social Work	TX	7.3%	13
42	University of California-Los Angeles	Social Work	CA	7.3%	12
43	University of St Thomas	Social Work	MN	7.3%	12
44	CUNY Graduate School and University Center	Social Work	NY	7.3%	11
45	Indiana University-Indianapolis	Social Work	IN	7.3%	10
46	Fordham University	Social Work	NY	7.3%	10
47	Southern Connecticut State University	Social Work	CT	7.3%	9
48	Washington University in St Louis	Social Work	MO	7.3%	9
49	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Social Work	OH	7.3%	9
50	University of Maryland Baltimore	Social Work	MD	7.3%	8

Methodology

Programs ranked by average projected job growth rate across related occupations (via CIP-SOC crosswalk). Only includes doctoral programs with at least 10 completers and matched BLS occupation data. Data from the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook and College Scorecard.