2025 Best Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

Ranked #114 in popularity, public administration is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for public administration students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 120 bachelor's degrees in public administration to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public administration students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other public administration students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public administration related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for public administration students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Public Administration Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Public Administration in Ohio

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

Top Ohio Schools for a Bachelor's in Public Admin

1

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

88 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Ohio State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in public administration. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in public administration from Ohio State University - Main Campus

2

Miami University - Oxford
Oxford, OH

16 Annual Graduates

Miami University - Oxford is a good option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in public administration. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in public administration from Miami University - Oxford

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	123
Illinois	558	6
Indiana	535	720
Wisconsin	435	45

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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Admin

One of 3 majors within the Public Administration area of study, Public Administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.