2024 Best Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

Ranked #65 in popularity, public administration is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for public administration students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 164 doctor's degrees in public administration during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to public administration students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public administration students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• 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 schools for public administration students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Public Administration in Minnesota

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in public administration.

Top Minnesota Schools for a Doctorate in Public Admin

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in public administration has to look into University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in public administration from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

138 Annual Graduates

Walden University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in public administration. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in public administration from Walden University

2

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Capella University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in public administration. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in public administration from Capella University

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	175	1
Kansas	134	0
Nebraska	99	5

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Public Administration Related Rankings by Major

Public Administration is one of 3 different types of Public Administration programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.