If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in public administration, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #103 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 45 bachelor's degrees in public administration to qualified students.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public administration students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other public administration students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for public administration to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public administration related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for public administration students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Public Administration in Wisconsin
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in public administration.
Top Wisconsin Schools for a Bachelor's in Public Admin
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in public administration needs to check out University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Crosse.
Those public administration students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse receive $3,644 more than the standard public admin graduate.
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in public administration needs to look into University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. UW - Green Bay is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Green Bay.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the public admin program earn around $35,021 in their early career salary.
It is hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Whitewater if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in public administration. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public university with a large student population.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the public admin program make an average of $38,151 in the first couple years of working.
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).