by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 98,583 people earned their degree in public administration and social service, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,520 and had an average of $27,642 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 7,888 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,821 and $32,372 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,696 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 108 colleges that offer a degree in public administration and social service. That schools that top this list have a program in public administration and social service in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree public administration & social service students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinte Gleska University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Mission, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Sinte Gleska University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Urshan College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region. Wentzville, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Urshan College
Out of the 108 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel College - North Newton landed the #3 spot on the list. Bethel College - North Newton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in North Newton, Kansas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s public administration and social service 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.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Bethel College - North Newton
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minot State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region list. MSU is a small school located in Minot, North Dakota that handed out 78 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 108 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Briar Cliff University landed the #5 spot on the list. Sioux City, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Briar Cliff
Grand View University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Des Moines, Iowa. It awarded 48 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Grand View University
Oglala Lakota College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Oglala Lakota College is a public institution located in Kyle, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Oglala Lakota College
Upper Iowa University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Iowa. It awarded 114 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Upper Iowa University
With a ranking of #9, Sitting Bull College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Fort Yates, North Dakota, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Sitting Bull College
Iowa Wesleyan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. It awarded 10 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Iowa Wesleyan
Hannibal - LaGrange University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Hannibal, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students 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.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at HLGU
Metropolitan State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Metropolitan State University is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 129 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Metropolitan State University Public Administration & Social Service Report
Nebraska Wesleyan University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at NWU
Evangel University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Evangel University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 30 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees 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 & Social Service at Evangel
Columbia College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 135 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Columbia College Public Administration & Social Service Report
Loras College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Loras is located in Dubuque, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Winona State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Winona State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 86 bachelors’s public administration and social service 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%.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Winona State
Lincoln University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Jefferson City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Lincoln University
Ottawa University - Kansas City landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a small school located in Overland Park, Kansas that handed out 7 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Ottawa University - Kansas City Public Administration & Social Service Report
With a ranking of #20, North Central University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Full North Central University Public Administration & Social Service Report
Luther College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Decorah, Iowa, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Wartburg College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Wartburg is a small school located in Waverly, Iowa that handed out 12 bachelors’s public administration and social service 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%.
Full Wartburg College Public Administration & Social Service Report
Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 57 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full MSU Moorhead Public Administration & Social Service Report
The College of Saint Scholastica came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 56 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full St. Scholastica Public Administration & Social Service Report
University of Minnesota - Morris came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Morris, Minnesota, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of Minnesota - Morris
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