by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 16,905 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,352 and had an average of $29,054 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,304 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,943 and $34,585 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 140 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 26 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public administration.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree public admin students.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Upper Iowa University landed the #1 spot on the list. Upper Iowa University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Iowa. It awarded 28 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Park University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region. Park University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Parkville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Missouri - St Louis is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of Missouri - St Louis
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region. UNI is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 11 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Doane University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region. Crete, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Dakota landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of North Dakota is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Dakota Public Administration Report
Winona State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Winona State University
With a ranking of #8, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fayette, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Columbia College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Washburn University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Topeka, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Washburn University
With a ranking of #12, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Public Administration at Iowa State University
With a ranking of #13, Walden University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Walden University
Lincoln University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Lincoln University is located in Jefferson City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 0 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Missouri Valley College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri Valley College is a small school located in Marshall, Missouri that handed out 0 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Missouri Valley College
MidAmerica Nazarene University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Olathe, Kansas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full MidAmerica Nazarene University Public Administration Report
Buena Vista University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Storm Lake, Iowa, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Ottawa University - Online ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Ottawa, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Public Administration at Ottawa University - Online
Evangel University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Evangel University
Northwest Missouri State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Maryville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Northwest Missouri State University
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lindenwood University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration at Lindenwood University
Saint Ambrose University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. St. Ambrose University is located in Davenport, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration at St. Ambrose University
Capella University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 84 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Dordt University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Plains States Region list. Dordt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux Center, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Dordt University
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