2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Wisconsin

Public Administration is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #16 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the most popular for public administration students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 32 master's degrees in public administration during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in public admin matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Wisconsin ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality public administration program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for public administration.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Administration in Wisconsin

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public administration.

Most Well Attended Schools for Public Admin Students Working on Their Master's

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI

20 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a popular choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in public administration. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in public administration in Wisconsin.

There were roughly 20 public administration individuals who graduated with this degree at UW Oshkosh in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in public administration from University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in public administration. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in public administration in Wisconsin.

There were about 10 public administration individuals who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in public administration from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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Concordia University, Wisconsin
Mequon, WI

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in public administration has to take a look at Concordia University, Wisconsin. Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in public administration in Wisconsin.

There were approximately 2 public administration individuals who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Wisconsin in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in public administration from Concordia University, Wisconsin

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University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in public administration needs to look into University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in public administration from University of Wisconsin - Madison

 

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	219	446
Michigan	203	356
Ohio	195	301
Indiana	181	512

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Public Administration Related Rankings by Major

Public Administration is one of 5 different types of Public Administration & Social Service programs to choose from.

Public Admin Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	32

Majors Similar to Public Admin

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Work	399
Public Policy	43
Human Services	16
Other Public Administration	8

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream. More about our data sources and methodologies.