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2023 Most Popular Online Public Administration Schools in the Plains States Region

8 Colleges
$51,943 Avg Salary
$34,585 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public administration was ranked #23 in the country. In fact 13,571 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Public Administration Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online public admin programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

The excellent online programs at Wichita State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Administration Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Administration Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Administration Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

With a ranking of #6, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration students. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

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#7

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Upper Iowa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public administration students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Administration Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 314
Minnesota 496
Iowa 64
Kansas 130
Nebraska 108
North Dakota 15
South Dakota 37

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One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 8 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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