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2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
195 Degrees Awarded
$21,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Public Administration is the 47th most popular major in the country with 17,269 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,443 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 195 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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 Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree public admin students whose families make $30-$48k list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Public Administration Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 3 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mizzou Public Administration Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree public admin students whose families make $30-$48k list, UNOMAHA has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at UNOMAHA

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree public admin students whose families make $30-$48k list, KU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Kansas Public Administration Report

#5

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the #5 spot on the list. Hamline is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 1 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Hamline did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hamline are $11,577, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at Hamline

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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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