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

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Finding the Best Public Administration Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Wisconsin 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 analysis found University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Wisconsin. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great place for public administration students working on their master’s degree. UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.

Women make up 33% of the public admin majors at the school.

Full Public Administration at Concordia University, Wisconsin Report

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

Full Public Administration at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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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