by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Public Administration is the 279th most popular major in the country with 588 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 53 other public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,344 and $19,000 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in other public administration. That schools that top this list have a program in other public administration in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the #1 spot on the list. National Louis University is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 30 ’s other public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Judson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Judson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elgin, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 10 ’s other public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Full Ball State University Other Public Administration Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s other public admin degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 0 ’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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Siena Heights University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Adrian, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s other public admin degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Public Administration at Siena Heights University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 0 ’s other public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Public Administration at University of Akron Main Campus
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Spertus College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 0 ’s other public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Public Administration at Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in River Forest, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s other public admin students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Public Administration at Concordia University, Chicago
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio Wesleyan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio Wesleyan University is located in Delaware, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s other public admin degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Ohio Wesleyan University Other Public Administration Report
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