Public Affairs
Ranked in 2008
Public Affairs Rankings Methodology
Earning your M.P.A. can lead to a career in public service, both domestically and abroad. Curricula often incorporate courses in policy, economics, analysis, and management. These are the top public affairs schools.
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Rank
College name
Score
#1
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
4.5
#2
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
4.3
#2
Indiana University--Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
4.3
#4
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
4.1
#4
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
4.1
#6
University of California--Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
4.0
#7
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
3.9
#7
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
3.9
#7
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
3.9
#10
Carnegie Mellon University (Heinz)
Pittsburgh, PA
3.8
#10
Duke University
Durham, NC
3.8
#10
New York University
New York, NY
3.8
#10
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
3.8
#14
American University
Washington, DC
3.7
#14
Columbia University
New York, NY
3.7
#14
George Washington University
Washington, DC
3.7
#14
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
3.7
#14
University at Albany--SUNY
Albany, NY
3.7
#14
University of California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
3.7
#14
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
3.7
#14
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
3.7
#14
University of Texas--Austin
Austin, TX
3.7
#14
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
3.7
#14
University of Wisconsin--Madison
Madison, WI
3.7
#25
Arizona State University
Phoenix, AZ
3.6
