2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Iowa

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 60 master's degrees in public administration during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Public Administration School for Your Master's Degree

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for public administration, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for public administration.

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Administration in Iowa

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public administration.

Most Well Attended Schools for Public Admin Students Working on Their Master's

1

Drake University
Des Moines, IA

36 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Drake University is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in public administration. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in public administration in Iowa.

There were roughly 36 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent year we have data available.

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Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IA

19 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Upper Iowa University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in public administration. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in public administration in Iowa.

There were roughly 19 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UIU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Iowa State University
Ames, IA

5 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Iowa State University is a popular decision for students interested in a master's degree in public administration. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population.

There were about 5 public administration students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.

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4

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in public administration has to check out University of Iowa. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Iowa City. More information about a master’s in public administration from University of Iowa

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.