2023 Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
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The Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the public admin graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the best school in the Plains States Region for public administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the Plains States Region . UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
University of Kansas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public administration programs. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.
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Wichita State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public administration programs. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #10 on this year’s Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Best Public Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 314 |
| Minnesota | 496 |
| Iowa | 64 |
| Kansas | 130 |
| Nebraska | 108 |
| North Dakota | 15 |
| South Dakota | 37 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Admin
One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Admin
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 33,631 |
| Public Policy | 3,737 |
| Human Services | 1,277 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 741 |
| Other Public Administration | 295 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.
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- 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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