2025 Best Public Administration Schools in Iowa

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for public administration students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 114 degrees in public administration annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Public Administration Schools List

Public Administration Rankings by Degree Level

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 Schools in Iowa list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Iowa

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 Iowa Schools in Public Admin

1

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Iowa is a great choice for students interested in a degree in public administration. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in public administration from University of Iowa

2

Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Public Admin Degrees Awarded

2.1% Growth in Graduates

Upper Iowa University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in public administration. UIU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Fayette.More information about a degree in public administration from Upper Iowa University

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	494
Missouri	693	349
Kansas	599	87
Nebraska	500	97
North Dakota	416	23
South Dakota	381	20

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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.