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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Public Administration in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
18 Degrees Awarded
$42,366 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 53 other public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,344 and $19,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 other public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 5 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 5 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Public Administration in the Great Lakes Region

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Judson University
Elgin, Illinois

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Judson University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Elgin, Illinois, and it awarded 4 masters’s other public admin degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 10 masters’s other public admin degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Public Administration at Ball State University

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s 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 masters’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.

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Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 0 masters’s other public admin degrees 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%.

Full Concordia University, Chicago Other Public Administration Report

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Spertus College
Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Spertus College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s other public admin students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%. 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.

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