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2022 Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

5 Ranked Colleges
195 Degrees Awarded
$21,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that 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 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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in public administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public administration programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree public admin students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #1 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #6 spot 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 UNOMAHA are $16,374.

Full UNOMAHA Public Administration Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 3 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Public Administration Report

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree public admin students whose families make more than $110k 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at UMN Twin Cities

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #3 spot 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 KU are $25,007.

Full University of Kansas Public Administration Report

#5

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

Hamline also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hamline University are $11,577, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at Hamline University

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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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