by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Plains States region, there were 1,304 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 140 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 26 colleges that offered a degree in public administration. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their public administration program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree public admin students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Upper Iowa University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region. Upper Iowa University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Parkville, Missouri, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - St Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 more about Public Administration at University of Missouri - St Louis
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Northern Iowa Public Administration Report
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Doane University landed the #5 spot on the list. Doane Crete is located in Crete, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 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%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Doane University
University of North Dakota landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UND is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 9 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 more about Public Administration at University of North Dakota
Winona State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 5 students 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%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Winona State University
With a ranking of #8, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Missouri. It awarded 2 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. Columbia College is a medium-sized school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 6 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Kansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 15 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Washburn University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Topeka, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Washburn University
Iowa State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Walden University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Dordt University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Dordt is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux Center, Iowa. It awarded 0 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Buena Vista University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. Buena Vista University is located in Storm Lake, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration at Buena Vista University
Northwest Missouri State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Maryville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Northwest Missouri State University Public Administration Report
Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Drury University - CCPS
Evangel University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Ambrose University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Davenport, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Saint Ambrose University
Capella University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 84 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Capella University
With a ranking of #14, Lincoln University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Jefferson City, Missouri, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Ottawa University - Online ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. Ottawa University - Online is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ottawa, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Ottawa University - Online Public Administration Report
Missouri Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Missouri Valley College is located in Marshall, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Public Administration at Missouri Valley College
MidAmerica Nazarene University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Olathe, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Public Administration at MidAmerica Nazarene University
Lindenwood University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Lindenwood University
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 107 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration at University of Missouri - Columbia
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