by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 16,897 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 49th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,575 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,039 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 33 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public administration.
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The public admin school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree public admin students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Menominee Nation. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region. College of Menominee Nation is a private not-for-profit institution located in Keshena, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region. IU Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 589 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Indiana University - Bloomington Public Administration Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. PFW is a medium-sized school located in Fort Wayne, Indiana that handed out 44 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Kokomo landed the #4 spot on the list. Indiana University - Kokomo is located in Kokomo, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Public Administration at Indiana University - Kokomo
Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Northwest landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Gary, Indiana, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Indiana University - Northwest
Grand Valley State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Grand Valley State University is a public institution located in Allendale, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Grand Valley State University Public Administration Report
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a medium-sized public school situated in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It awarded 16 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 72 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mount Vernon Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Mount Vernon, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 93 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Ohio State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #11, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is a fairly large school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin that handed out 13 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Illinois at Springfield ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Springfield is located in Springfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of Illinois at Springfield
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 19 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Central Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Eastern Michigan University
Wayne State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wayne State University is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 22 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Saginaw Valley State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Saginaw Valley State University is located in University Center, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Saginaw Valley State University
Franklin University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Franklin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Franklin University
Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Cleveland State University
Lewis University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Romeoville, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Oakland University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #23, Baldwin Wallace University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Berea, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full Baldwin Wallace University Public Administration Report
Northern Michigan University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Full Northern Michigan University Public Administration Report
Youngstown State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Youngstown State University is a fairly large school located in Youngstown, Ohio that handed out 1 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Youngstown State University Public Administration Report
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