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2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
195 Degrees Awarded
$20,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Public Administration is the 58th most popular major in the country with 17,269 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,859 and had an average of $42,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,443 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,408 and $49,259 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 195 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public administration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read more about Public Administration at UMN Twin Cities

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

Read more about Public Administration at Mizzou

#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 33 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at Capella University

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Omaha are $16,374.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Nebraska at Omaha

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #5 spot on the list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at University of Kansas

#6

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

Hamline University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Hamline is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hamline not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hamline are $11,577, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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