2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Minnesota, there were 623 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,429 and $55,443 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 184 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,467 and $103,128 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public administration program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Minnesota (With Aid)

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Minnesota For Those Getting Aid list. Minneapolis, Minnesota 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.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

Capella University also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

Read more about Public Administration at Capella University

#3

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$11,577 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

Hamline not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hamline University are $11,577, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at Hamline University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (With Aid)

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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