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 Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Public Administration is the 49th most popular major in the country with 16,897 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,575 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,426 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 52 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree public admin students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Calumet College of Saint Joseph. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. CCSJ is located in Whiting, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UIS is a public institution located in Springfield, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 48 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Illinois at Springfield Public Administration Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Franklin University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region. Columbus, Ohio 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 37 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Franklin University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Adler University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region. Adler is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 10 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Northwest. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Northwest is a public institution located in Gary, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Michigan - Flint did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. UM Flint is a medium-sized school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 30 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Michigan - Flint Public Administration Report
With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - South Bend did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in South Bend, Indiana, this small public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Indiana University - South Bend
Governors State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in University Park, Illinois, this small public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 31 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Indiana University - Kokomo landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Kokomo, Indiana, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 159 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%. 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
Aurora University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Aurora, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 29 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Central Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 72 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Central Michigan University Public Administration Report
With a ranking of #14, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. IUPUI is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 105 masters’s public admin degrees 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%.
Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Public Administration Report
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a fairly large school located in Edwardsville, Illinois that handed out 37 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Saginaw Valley State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Saginaw Valley State University is a public institution located in University Center, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 full report on Public Administration at Saginaw Valley State University
With a ranking of #18, DePaul University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 50 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Northern Illinois University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 35 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Northern Illinois University
Northwestern University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwestern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 69 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
National Louis University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at National Louis University
With a ranking of #22, Indiana State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Terre Haute, Indiana. It awarded 16 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Indiana State University
Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #23. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 63 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. UIC is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 54 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, 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 Chicago
With a ranking of #25, Grand Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. GVSU is a large school located in Allendale, Michigan that handed out 39 masters’s public admin 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
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