2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Plains States Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Plains States region, there were 1,443 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,408 and $49,259 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 195 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public administration programs, but they also cost less that 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 Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.
Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Plains States Region
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Walden University landed the #1 spot on the list. Walden University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 147 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Walden University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 33 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Capella University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #3 spot on the list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree public admin students list, UNOMAHA has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.
Hamline also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hamline University are $11,577, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #6, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 3 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
Mizzou also made our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.
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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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