Top 5 Specific Programs with Masters of Public Administration/Policy Program, according to U.S. News and World Report:
City Management
| Rank |
University |
| 1 |
Kansas |
| 2 |
Cleveland State University |
| 3 |
Northern Illinois University |
| 4 |
Harvard University |
| 5 |
University of Southern California |
Environmental Policy
| Rank |
University |
| 1 |
Indiana University |
| 2 |
Duke University |
| 3 |
Harvard University |
| 3 |
UC at Berkeley |
| 5 |
U. of Washington |
Health Policy
| Rank |
University |
| 1 |
New York University |
| 2 |
Harvard University |
| 3 |
Michigan |
| 4 |
Johns Hopkins |
| 5 |
Duke University |
Information Technology
| Rank |
University |
| 1 |
Carnegie-Mellon |
| 2 |
Syracuse University |
| 3 |
Harvard University |
| 4 |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 5 |
Indiana University |
Nonprofit
| Rank |
University |
| 1 |
Harvard |
| 2 |
Indiana |
| 2 |
Minnesota |
| 2 |
New York University |
| 5 |
Seton Hall |
| 5 |
Johns Hopkins |
Public Finance & Budgeting
| Rank |
University |
| 1 |
Syracuse |
| 2 |
Indiana |
| 3 |
Georgia |
| 4 |
Harvard |
| 5 |
Kentucky |
Public Management
| Rank |
University |
| 1 |
Syracuse |
| 2 |
Harvard |
| 3 |
Georgia |
| 4 |
Indiana |
| 5 |
University of Southern California |
Public Policy
| Rank |
University |
| 1 |
Harvard |
| 2 |
UC at Berkeley |
| 3 |
Michigan |
| 4 |
Carnegie-Mellon |
| 5 |
Chicago |
Social Policy
| Rank |
University |
| 1 |
Harvard |
| 2 |
Chicago |
| 3 |
UC at Berkeley |
| 4 |
Michigan |
| 5 |
Wisconsin |
