2025 Best Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

Public Administration is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #114 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 43 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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for public administration students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Public Administration Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

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

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for public administration students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Missouri Schools for a Bachelor's in Public Admin

1

University of Missouri - St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in public administration has to take a look at University of Missouri - St Louis. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in public administration from University of Missouri - St Louis

2

Park University
Parkville, MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Park University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in public administration. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Parkville.More information about a bachelor’s in public administration from Park University

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	446	8
Iowa	403	50
Kansas	352	17
Nebraska	331	2
North Dakota	251	9

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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.