2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Illinois

A doctor's degree in public administration is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #63 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11 doctor's degrees in public administration during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for public administration.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Public Administration in Illinois

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in public administration.

Most Well Attended Schools for Public Admin Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Illinois at Springfield
Springfield, IL

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in public administration needs to check out University of Illinois at Springfield. UIS is a small public university located in the city of Springfield. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration in Illinois. More information about a doctorate in public administration from University of Illinois at Springfield

2

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Chicago is a popular decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in public administration. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration in Illinois. More information about a doctorate in public administration from University of Illinois at Chicago

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	149	5
Ohio	144	4
Indiana	130	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Admin

One of 5 majors within the Public Administration & Social Service area of study, Public Administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Admin Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	11

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Work	25
Public Policy	6
Community Organization & Advocacy	2

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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