2024 Best Public Administration Schools in Missouri
7Colleges in Missouri
368Public Admin Degrees Awarded
Ranked #49 in popularity, public administration is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Missouri 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 368 degrees in public administration during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of public administration school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Public Administration School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Missouri list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Public Administration in Missouri
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the public admin degree levels they offer.
University of Missouri - Columbia is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in public administration. Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #124 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were about 107 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Missouri State University - Springfield if you want to pursue a degree in public administration. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #427 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Missouri State is a great university overall.
There were about 74 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat University of Missouri - St Louis if you want to pursue a degree in public administration. UMSL is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #405 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMSL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 36 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UMSL in the most recent year we have data available.
Park University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in public administration. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #327 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Park University is a great university overall.
There were about 72 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Park University in the most recent year we have data available.
UMKC is a large public university located in the large city of Kansas City. This university ranks 12th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 33 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent data year.
Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Saint Charles. This university ranks 15th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 13 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Lindenwood University in the most recent data year.
Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. This college ranks 16th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 6 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Columbia College Missouri in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 27th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 11 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Southeast Missouri State University in the most recent year we have data available.
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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).
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Your choice of public administration school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Public Administration School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
