2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Public Administration Master'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.
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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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the public admin master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 60% of the public admin majors at the school.
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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 working on their master’s degree. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
Women make up 49% of the public admin majors at the school.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.
Women make up 52% of the public admin majors at the school.
Read full report on Public Administration at Ohio State University - Main Campus
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.
About 56% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 44% are male.
Read full report on Public Administration at Central Michigan University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
About 62% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 38% are male.
Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.
Of the 63 students majoring in public admin at OHIO Athens, 29% are male and 71% are female.
With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 57% of the public admin majors at the school.
Purdue University Global landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public administration programs. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 69% of the public admin majors at the school.
DePaul University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
About 70% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 30% are male.
University of Illinois at Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.
About 48% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 52% are male.
Best Public Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 25 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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