Best Public Affairs Colleges Program Completion Comparison

Last year, 293,449 students completed degree or certificate programs at Best Public Affairs Colleges. New York University had the most completers of 21,571, regardless of degree type.

For bachelor's degree, Arizona State University Campus Immersion had the most completers of 14,221. New York University had the most completers of Master's (12,910) and University of Southern California had the most completers of Doctor's (1,899) degree.


Table. Best Public Affairs Colleges Degree Completers Comparison
RankSchoolTotalBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoral12-Weeks Certificate1-Year Certificate1-4 Years Certificate
1Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN11,4897,2393,372728286-24
2Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY6,2423,2822,495375389-13
3Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA10,2511,8985,7481,5291,453-63
4University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA14,0648,8493,9771,24591--
5University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI15,3087,9315,8001,625362--
6University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA17,9245,09510,9211,8991,207--
7University of GeorgiaAthens, GA11,1097,5702,4151,027379-953
8University of ChicagoChicago, IL6,1751,6893,914768623--
9University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA14,2748,0854,7281,46413--
10American UniversityWashington, DC4,4181,8042,19039489-161
11Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, AZ20,12214,2215,014863157-1,163
12Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC7,7461,8574,7911,06436--
13George Washington UniversityWashington, DC8,6192,6934,4411,094630--
14New York UniversityNew York, NY21,5716,99412,9101,536210--
15Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ2,3441,284661445---
16University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA14,3269,0173,9471,401---
17University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN12,5047,4713,0791,803219-185
18The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX14,0839,5323,3661,29183-2,372
19Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA6,0721,4944,30233263--
20Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH15,78910,9502,9241,784254-170
21University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC8,9614,9512,7911,2536--
22Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY16,1412,41611,5421,4781,366--
23Duke UniversityDurham, NC7,1172,2753,7341,009477--
24Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA8,0875,2172,263522187-156
25University of KansasLawrence, KS6,6124,0101,500992318-471
-Average293,4495,5134,5131,117387-521