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2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 10 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full IU Bloomington Public Administration Report

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Springfield, Illinois, this small public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIS, the school also landed the #2 spot 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at UIC

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree public admin students with aid list, Ohio State 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#5

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WMU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at Western Michigan University

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about 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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