by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Public Administration is the 279th most popular major in the country with 588 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,889 and had an average of $22,079 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 53 other public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,344 and $19,000 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in other public administration. To top this list, a school must have a successful other public administration program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region other public admin students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. National Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full National Louis University Other Public Administration Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s other public admin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Ball State University Other Public Administration Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the #3 spot on the list. Marquette University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Other Public Administration at Marquette University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Judson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Judson is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Elgin, Illinois. It awarded 4 ’s other public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Public Administration at Judson University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other public admin degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Other Public Administration Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spertus College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 0 ’s other public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Public Administration at Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Siena Heights University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Adrian, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s other public admin students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Public Administration at Siena Heights University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized school located in River Forest, Illinois that handed out 0 ’s other public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Public Administration at Concordia University, Chicago
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio Wesleyan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Delaware, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s other public admin students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Other Public Administration at Ohio Wesleyan University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Public Administration at University of Akron Main Campus
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