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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

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

Public Administration is the #17 most popular major in Indiana with 449 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Indiana 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in Indiana for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 159 students majoring in public admin at IU Bloomington, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in Indiana. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Of the 105 students majoring in public admin at IUPUI, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 12 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in public admin at Purdue University Global, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Calumet College of Saint Joseph helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in Indiana. Located in the large suburb of Whiting, CCSJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 62% are male.

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#5

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Out of the 12 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 56% of the public admin majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Indiana University - South Bend did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the midsize city of South Bend.

Of the 15 students majoring in public admin at Indiana University - South Bend, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Indiana University - Northwest landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public administration programs. IU Northwest is a small public school located in the city of Gary.

Women make up 69% of the public admin majors at the school.

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Indiana University - Kokomo 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 #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Kokomo, IU Kokomo is a public school with a small student population.

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

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public administration programs. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

Of the 9 students majoring in public admin at Ball State, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#10

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, IN

With a ranking of #10, Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. PFW is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

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

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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
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 12 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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