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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Public Administration is the 58th most popular major in the country with 17,269 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,859 and had an average of $42,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,650 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,951 and $36,038 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Springfield. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Springfield, Illinois, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UIS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIS are $16,757, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Illinois at Springfield

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

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 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 10 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at IU Bloomington

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Illinois at Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at UIC

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ohio State Public Administration Report

#5

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree public admin students whose families make $75-$110k list, WMU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355.

Full WMU Public Administration Report

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 3 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Akron Main Campus

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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