by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Minnesota” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Public Administration is the 60th most popular major in the country with 16,043 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. 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 Minnesota, there were 468 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,877 and $69,131 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 281 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,378 and $40,982 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Minnesota” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree 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 public admin school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Minnesota”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Minnesota”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the #1 spot on the list. Hamline University is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 24 masters’s public admin degrees 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%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #3 spot on the list. SMU MN is located in Winona, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Minnesota. St. Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read full report on Public Administration at St. Cloud State University
Metropolitan State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Metropolitan State University Public Administration Report
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Minnesota ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 26 students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Minnesota ranking. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 3 masters’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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