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 for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region” 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 2,575 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,400 and $26,828 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,426 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 52 colleges that offered 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree public admin students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Calumet College of Saint Joseph. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region. CCSJ is located in Whiting, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UIS is a small school located in Springfield, Illinois that handed out 48 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration at University of Illinois at Springfield
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Franklin University is a medium-sized school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 37 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Adler University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region. Adler is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 10 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 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 Adler University
Out of the 52 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Northwest landed the #5 spot on the list. IU Northwest is a small public school situated in Gary, Indiana. It awarded 13 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana University - Northwest Public Administration Report
University of Michigan - Flint landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Michigan - Flint is located in Flint, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - South Bend did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in South Bend, Indiana, and it awarded 15 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Indiana University - South Bend
Governors State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University Park, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Governors State University
With a ranking of #9, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Full Illinois Institute of Technology Public Administration Report
Indiana University - Kokomo ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Kokomo is located in Kokomo, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Public Administration at Indiana University - Kokomo
With a ranking of #11, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 159 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full Indiana University - Bloomington Public Administration Report
Aurora University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Aurora University is a medium-sized school located in Aurora, Illinois that handed out 29 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 72 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Central Michigan University Public Administration Report
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 105 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and it awarded 32 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Edwardsville, Illinois, and it awarded 37 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Saginaw Valley State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in University Center, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 more about Public Administration at Saginaw Valley State University
DePaul University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DePaul University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 50 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Northern Illinois University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Northwestern University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 69 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 0.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
National Louis University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Indiana State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Indiana State University
Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 63 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 54 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of Illinois at Chicago
Grand Valley State University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Grand Valley State University is a public institution located in Allendale, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 masters’s degrees 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%.
Full Grand Valley State University Public Administration Report
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