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

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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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 Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income Over $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 Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UIS is a public institution located in Springfield, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIS also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIS are $16,757.

Full University of Illinois at Springfield Public Administration Report

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 10 students 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 Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at Indiana University - Bloomington

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

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 are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ohio State Public Administration Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

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

#5

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. 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.

Read full report on Public Administration at Western Michigan University

#5 in overall quality

University of Akron Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about 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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