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2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Public Administration is the 47th most popular major in the country with 17,269 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,650 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree public admin students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #1 spot on the list. UIS is located in Springfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

UIS also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIS are $16,757, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Springfield Public Administration Report

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Indiana University - Bloomington Public Administration Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UIC is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree public admin students whose families make $75-$110k list, UIC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at University of Illinois at Chicago

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at Ohio State

#5

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. WMU is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 4 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at Western Michigan University

#5 in overall quality

University of Akron Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at University of Akron Main Campus

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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