A degree in public administration is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #60 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Administration Schools in Iowa ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 114 degrees in public administration to qualified students.
Your choice of public administration school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for public administration schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Public Administration Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of public admin degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is difficult to beat University of Northern Iowa if you wish to pursue a degree in public administration. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #199 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Upper Iowa University if you want to pursue a degree in public administration. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 17th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 48 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UIU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the public admin program make about $52,261 in the first couple years of their career.
It is hard to beat Drake University if you wish to pursue a degree in public administration. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 5th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 39 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the public admin program make around $52,464 in their early career salary.
University of Iowa is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in public administration. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of public administration school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for public administration schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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