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2025 Best Public Administration Schools in Wisconsin

3 Colleges in Wisconsin
64 Public Admin Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in public administration, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #49 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of public administration. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 64 degrees in public administration annually.

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Choosing a Great Public Administration School

Best Public Administration Schools in Wisconsin Your choice of public administration school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for public administration schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Public Administration Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Public Admin
Master's Degrees in Public Admin

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 Schools in Wisconsin list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Public Administration in Wisconsin

The schools below may not offer all types of public admin degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Wisconsin Schools in Public Admin

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WI
7.1% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in public administration needs to check out University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #380 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - La Crosse is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UW - La Crosse in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In WI

It's hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee if you want to pursue a degree in public administration. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 9 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in public administration from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Business Administration - Public Administration Program Name

Prepare yourself to make the decisions that best serve a community, its constituents and its economic growth with this specialized business degree from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in public administration. Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 34th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 20 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UW Oshkosh in the most recent data year.

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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
Ohio 939 438
Michigan 915 380
Illinois 870 429
Indiana 737 1,185

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Public Administration is one of 3 different types of Public Administration programs to choose from.

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