2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Minnesota

Ranked #65 in popularity, public administration is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 184 doctor's degrees in public administration during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Public Administration School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in public admin matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Minnesota ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for public administration, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for public administration.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Public Administration in Minnesota

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in public administration.

Most Well Attended Schools for Public Admin Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

147 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Walden University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in public administration. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration in Minnesota.

There were about 147 public administration individuals who graduated with this degree at Walden University in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

33 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Capella University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in public administration. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration in Minnesota.

There were approximately 33 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in public administration from Capella University

3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a popular option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in public administration. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration in Minnesota.

There were approximately 3 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in public administration from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

4

Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Hamline University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in public administration. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration in Minnesota.

There were about 1 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Hamline in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in public administration from Hamline University

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	164	1
Kansas	126	2
Nebraska	91	5

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.