Best Public Administration Schools Near Pittsburg, CA (2026)

Pittsburg, California has 12 accredited schools offering public administration programs, with tuition ranging from $7,583 to $60,492 per year for indexed programs. Pittsburg has a population of about 75,868. Median household income is $101,099 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 23.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, the top-earning public administration-related role is General and Operations Manager at a median $149,990 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Closest Public Administration Schools to Pittsburg

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer public administration programs near Pittsburg, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Pittsburg city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.

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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all California schools on the California public administration page.

Public Administration Wages Near Pittsburg

Pittsburg is part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area (BLS area code 41860). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to California statewide.

Occupation	Median Wage	Source	COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Social and Community Service Manager	$93,410	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$80,804
Urban and Regional Planner	$136,250	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$117,863
General and Operations Manager	$149,990	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$129,749
Management Analyst	$126,730	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$109,628

Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.

Pittsburg at a Glance

Metric	Value	Source
Population	75,868	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income	$101,099	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+	23.5%	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)	115.6 (above U.S. average)	BEA RPP 2024

Other Pittsburg-Area Cities With Public Administration Programs

Antioch, CA – 6.2 mi away (300,780 pop)
Concord, CA – 6.5 mi away (649,437 pop)
Pleasant Hill, CA – 10.7 mi away (34,853 pop)
Oakley, CA – 11.1 mi away (40,622 pop)
Walnut Creek, CA – 11.2 mi away (69,122 pop)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited public administration schools are near Pittsburg, CA?

Our directory has 12 accredited schools offering public administration programs near Pittsburg. The closest is California State University-East Bay in Hayward, CA (26.4 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is California State University-Stanislaus (66.4 miles). 10 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying public administration roles near Pittsburg?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying public administration-related roles near Pittsburg are: General and Operations Manager ($149,990), Urban and Regional Planner ($136,250), Management Analyst ($126,730). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with California statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Antioch instead of Pittsburg?

Antioch, CA is 6.2 miles from Pittsburg and has its own set of local public administration programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

Is Pittsburg an affordable place to study public administration?

Pittsburg’s median household income of $101,099 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Pittsburg while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and California public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.

How do I verify a program is accredited?

Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.

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Other Programs Available in Pittsburg

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Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.

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