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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Public Administration Doctor's Degree School for You

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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Administration program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Springfield the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in public admin at UIS, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Illinois at Springfield

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Women make up 60% of the public admin majors at the school.

Full Public Administration at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 75% are male.

Read full report on Public Administration at Indiana University - Bloomington

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great place for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in public admin at WMU, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Read full report on Public Administration at Western Michigan University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Akron Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public administration programs. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Akron Main Campus

Best Public Administration Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 263
Illinois 440
Ohio 293
Indiana 449
Wisconsin 44

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 6 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).
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