2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Great Lakes Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2019-2020, 17,269 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 58th most popular in the United States. 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 Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public administration program at the school. 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
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.
Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Great Lakes Region
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 list. UIS is located in Springfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Springfield are $16,757.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 3 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree public admin students list, University of Akron Main Campus has also earned the #5 rank 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.
IU Bloomington also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #4 spot on the list. UIC is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UIC also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Western Michigan University is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
WMU also took the #4 spot 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 WMU are $31,355.
With a ranking of #6, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 2 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. 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.
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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%.
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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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