2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Public Administration 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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 55 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public admin majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Public Administration Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for public administration students. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great place for public administration students. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
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Out of the 55 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
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Out of the 55 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 55 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
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University of Illinois at Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.
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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.
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Purdue University Global landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration programs. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.
DePaul University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration programs. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Best Public Administration Colleges by State
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 263 |
Illinois | 440 |
Ohio | 293 |
Indiana | 449 |
Wisconsin | 44 |
Majors Related to Public Admin
One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 26 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.
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