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by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 187 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,238 and $112,293 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public administration.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The public admin school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s public admin 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s public admin 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region. UMN Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at UMN Twin Cities
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public admin students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Kansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 68 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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