Quick answer:20 colleges within 100 miles of Alexandria, Virginia award a public administration degree, the nearest about 5 miles away (IPEDS Completions, 2024).
Compare public administration programs you can start from Alexandria:
Public Administration Program Access Near Alexandria, Virginia
Distance from Alexandria
Colleges awarding this degree
Within 25 miles
10
Within 50 miles
12
Within 100 miles
20
Within 250 miles
67
Source: IPEDS Completions, 2024, counting institutions that reported awarding this degree, joined to IPEDS institution coordinates. Distances are straight-line.
Alexandria sits inside a dense cluster: 10 colleges within 25 miles award this degree, and 20 within 100 miles. Commuting to class is realistic here, which matters if you want the campus lab time rather than a fully online program.
Choosing A Public Administration Program From Alexandria
The subject matter does not change by location: public budgeting and finance, organizational theory, personnel management, policy analysis, administrative law, and program evaluation. What changes is how you take it. Ask each college whether the program holds accreditation from the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) at the master’s level, how much of the coursework is delivered online, and which components require you on campus. Credit transfer is decided by the receiving institution and genuinely varies, so request a written transfer evaluation before you enroll.
Colleges Near Alexandria
How we rank schools – graduation rate, graduate earnings, cost and retention.
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This page lists 10 schools
within 212 miles, closest group first, then ordered by
BOC Score with the highest at the top.
10 of them carry a score.
LOCAL RANK
Location / proximity to this page
Defines the local group
Graduation rate how often students finish
30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry whether it paid off
25%
Average net price what students actually pay after aid; lower ranks higher
20%
Retention rate how many come back for year two
15%
Fully online availability whether you can study while working
10%
Scores come from IPEDS (2024) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
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#1
University of Management and Technology
📍
Arlington, VA
•5.5 miles away•BOC Score
82.8
TuitionContact school for pricing
Contact
1901 Fort Myer Drive, Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22209-1609
Chief Executives in Virginia earn a median $310,740 per year against $213,990 nationally (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The Virginia median for chief executives is $310,740 per year, above the national median of $213,990, on state employment of 4,870 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
These are statewide figures. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish wages at city level, so no page can tell you what this job pays in Alexandria specifically. For the metro-level picture where it is published, and the full percentile spread, see the Virginia page.
U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Completions, 2024 - institutions awarding this degree, with IPEDS institution coordinates
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 - Chief Executives (SOC 11-1011)
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