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

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 reviewed 4 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of public administration. Combined, these schools handed out 184 doctor's degrees in public administration to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Public Administration School for Your Doctor's Degree

The public admin doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Minnesota ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for public administration, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Public Administration Schools

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 Minnesota

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

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

147 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in public administration needs to check out Walden University. Walden University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Minneapolis. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration in Minnesota.

There were about 147 public administration individuals who graduated with this degree at Walden University in the most recent year we have data available.

Doctorate students who receive their degree from the public admin program make around $84,400 in their early career salary.

More information about a doctorate in public administration from Walden University

2

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

33 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Capella University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in public administration. Capella University is a very large private for-profit university located in the city of Minneapolis. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration in Minnesota.

There were approximately 33 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in public administration from Capella University

3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in public administration. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration in Minnesota.

There were about 3 public administration individuals who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in public administration from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

4

Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in public administration has to take a look at Hamline University. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration in Minnesota.

There were roughly 1 public administration individuals who graduated with this degree at Hamline in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in public administration from Hamline University

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	120	1
Kansas	92	2
Nebraska	65	5

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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	184

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Work	111
Human Services	57
Other Public Administration	7

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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