by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Wisconsin” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Wisconsin, there were 91 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,123 and $24,525 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Wisconsin” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their public administration program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin public admin students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Menominee Nation. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Wisconsin list. CMN is a small school located in Keshena, Wisconsin that handed out 7 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #2 spot on the list. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large school located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin that handed out 32 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #3 spot on the list. UW - Green Bay is a medium-sized public school situated in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It awarded 16 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Wisconsin. Located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified ’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Wisconsin list. UW - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #6, Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Wisconsin list. Mequon, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s public admin degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Wisconsin Public Administration Report
With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Wisconsin list. UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Wisconsin ranking. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Wisconsin list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s public admin degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
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