2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Plains States Region
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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 919 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 22 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public administration program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.
Top 22 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walden University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 210 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree public admin students list, Walden University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Hamline is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Hamline did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hamline University are $11,577, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. USD is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 20 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
USD also took the #6 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’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 USD are $12,637.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State Mankato also took the #10 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Parkville, Missouri, and it awarded 39 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Park University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Park University are $6,224, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #6, Capella University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 92 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.
Capella University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.
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Lindenwood University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Lindenwood University is located in Saint Charles, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree public admin students list, Lindenwood University has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 58 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Missouri State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Saint Cloud State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree public admin students list, St. Cloud State University has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Cloud State University are $12,904, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of North Dakota did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 20 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
UND also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 63 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.
UNOMAHA also took the #9 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’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.
Drake University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Drake is a small school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 36 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Drake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drake University are $11,932, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #13, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 40 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
KU also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 70 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.
Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Bellevue University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bellevue, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Bellevue University also took the #20 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’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 Bellevue University are $11,385.
Kansas State University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree public admin students list, K -State has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #17, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 21 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree public admin students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Upper Iowa University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Fayette, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
UIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIU are $19,152.
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Southeast Missouri State University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Southeast Missouri State University also took the #22 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’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 Southeast Missouri State University are $10,792.
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Wichita State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Wichita State University is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree public admin students list, WSU has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Webster University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
Webster did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #22, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMKC, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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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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