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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region

55 Colleges
$48,400 Avg Salary
$26,828 Avg Student Debt

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.

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.

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public admin majors pursuing a .

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.

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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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#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

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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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

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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#9

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

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.

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#10

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

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.

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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 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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