by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 588 people earned their degree in other public administration, making the major the 279th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, other public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,889 and had an average of $22,079 in loans still to pay off.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 other public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in other public administration. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their other public administration program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree other public admin students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s other public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major. University of Central Florida is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 13 doctorate’s other public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 doctorate’s other public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Other Public Administration at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 doctorate’s other public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 1 doctorate’s other public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Public Administration at Capella University
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major ranking. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 0 doctorate’s other public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Other Public Administration Report
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