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 Montana” 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 Montana, there were 46 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,412 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Montana” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in public administration. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public administration.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Montana” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for montana public admin students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Montana. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s public admin degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Montana State University is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 5 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salish Kootenai College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Montana list. This small school is located in Pablo, Montana, and it awarded 0 ’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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