Public Affairs
Ranked in 2012 | 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.
| Rank | School name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #16 |
University of Texas–Austin (LBJ)
Austin, TX |
3.7 |
| #12 |
American University
Washington, DC |
3.8 |
| #12 |
George Washington University (Trachtenberg)
Washington, DC |
3.8 |
| #12 |
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (Ford)
Ann Arbor, MI |
3.8 |
| #12 |
University of Wisconsin–Madison (La Follette)
Madison, WI |
3.8 |
| #9 |
Carnegie Mellon University (Heinz)
Pittsburgh, PA |
3.9 |
| #9 |
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS |
3.9 |
| #9 |
University of Washington (Evans)
Seattle, WA |
3.9 |
| #6 |
New York University (Wagner)
New York, NY |
4.0 |
| #6 |
University of California–Berkeley (Goldman)
Berkeley, CA |
4.0 |
| #6 |
University of Southern California (Price)
Los Angeles, CA |
4.0 |
| #5 |
Princeton University (Wilson)
Princeton, NJ |
4.1 |
| #4 |
University of Georgia
Athens, GA |
4.2 |
| #3 |
Harvard University (Kennedy)
Cambridge, MA |
4.3 |
| #2 |
Indiana University–Bloomington
Bloomington, IN |
4.4 |
| #1 |
Syracuse University (Maxwell)
Syracuse, NY |
4.5 |
