2024 Best Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Public Administration is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #103 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

There was only one school in Iowa to review for the 2024 Best Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Public Administration in Iowa

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in public administration.

Top Iowa Schools for a Bachelor's in Public Admin

1

Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IA

28 Annual Graduates

$53,774 Median Starting Salary

$31,000 Median Student Debt

Upper Iowa University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in public administration. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the public admin program make an average of $53,774 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in public administration from Upper Iowa University

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University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

11 Annual Graduates

$27,000 Median Student Debt

University of Northern Iowa is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in public administration. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in public administration from University of Northern Iowa

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	54
Minnesota	215	8
Kansas	184	17
Nebraska	180	2
North Dakota	149	9

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Public Administration Related Rankings by Major

Public Administration is one of 4 different types of Public Administration & Social Service programs to choose from.

Public Admin Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	50

Most Popular Majors Related to Public Admin

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Services	136

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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