by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Minnesota” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Public Administration is the 49th most popular major in the country with 16,897 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Minnesota, there were 504 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 322 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,734 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Minnesota” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Minnesota”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Minnesota. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 34 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walden University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Minnesota. Walden University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 152 masters’s public admin degrees 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Minnesota. SMU MN is a small school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 11 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 more about Public Administration at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at St. Cloud State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Minnesota. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 69 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Capella University
Metropolitan State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Minnesota ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 10 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%.
Read more about Public Administration at Metropolitan State University
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Minnesota list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Public Administration at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Minnesota ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Public Administration Report
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