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
#25
University of Maryland--College Park
College Park, MD
3.6
#27
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
3.5
#27
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
3.5
#27
University of Nebraska--Omaha
Omaha, NE
3.5
#27
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
3.5
#27
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
3.5
#32
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
3.4
#32
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--Newark
Newark, NJ
3.4
#32
University of Colorado--Denver
Denver, CO
3.4
#32
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
3.4
#36
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
3.3
#36
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
3.3
#36
Texas A&M University--College Station
College Station, TX
3.3
#36
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
3.3
#36
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
3.3
#41
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
3.2
#41
University of Delaware
Newark, DE
3.2
#41
University of Illinois--Chicago
Chicago, IL
3.2
#41
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
3.2
#45
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH
3.1
#45
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
3.1
#45
Indiana University-Purdue University--Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
3.1
#45
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA
3.1
#49
Portland State University
Portland, OR
3.0
#49
University of Connecticut
West Hartford, CT
3.0
