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2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 17,269 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,650 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public administration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree public admin students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338.

Read full report on Public Administration at IU Bloomington

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at Ohio State

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Springfield is located in Springfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree public admin students whose families make $0-$30k list, UIS has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIS are $16,757, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Illinois at Springfield

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at UIC

#5

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #5 spot on the list. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at WMU

#5 in overall quality

University of Akron Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree public admin students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of Akron Main Campus has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Akron Main Campus

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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