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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Wisconsin

4 Colleges
$43,123 Avg Salary
$24,525 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

Public Administration is the #58 most popular major in Wisconsin with 44 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Administration program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh the most popular school in Wisconsin for public administration students. Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the # 2 spot on the list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Wisconsin list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for public administration students. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 263
Illinois 440
Ohio 293
Indiana 449

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 4 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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