by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Public Administration is the 49th most popular major in the country with 15,999 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,167 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 123 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,724 and $22,887 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 26 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their public administration program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree public admin students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Upper Iowa University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region. Upper Iowa University is a small school located in Fayette, Iowa that handed out 23 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Parkville, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region. UMSL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 7 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Doane University landed the #5 spot on the list. Doane University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Crete, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of North Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of North Dakota is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of North Dakota
Winona State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. Winona State University is a public institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies is a small school located in Fayette, Missouri that handed out 3 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Columbia College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 Public Administration at Columbia College Missouri
University of Kansas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 12 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of Kansas
With a ranking of #11, Washburn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school situated in Topeka, Kansas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Dordt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Dordt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux Center, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Buena Vista University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. BVU is a small school located in Storm Lake, Iowa that handed out 0 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Drury University - CCPS is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 0 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Evangel University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. Evangel University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 0 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Evangel University
Saint Ambrose University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Saint Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Davenport, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Public Administration at Saint Ambrose University
Lincoln University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Jefferson City, Missouri, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ottawa University - Online came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Ottawa, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Public Administration at Ottawa University - Online
Missouri Valley College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Marshall, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration at Missouri Valley College
MidAmerica Nazarene University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. MidAmerica Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Olathe, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lindenwood University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 10 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Lindenwood University
With a ranking of #14, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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