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by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 16,043 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States. In , public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $51,600 and had an average of $39,769 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,167 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,684 and $45,259 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 187 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,238 and $112,293 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. That schools that top this list have a program in public administration in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region. UNOMAHA is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of Nebraska at Omaha
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 2 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Kansas landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 68 doctorate’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of Kansas
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