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2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
195 Degrees Awarded
$20,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Plains States region, there were 1,443 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 195 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public administration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree public admin students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMN Twin Cities Public Administration Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 3 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Nebraska at Omaha

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Public Administration Report

#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #4 spot on the list. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 33 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at Capella University

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at University of Kansas

#6

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

Hamline University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hamline, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hamline are $11,577, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at Hamline

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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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