2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.
Women make up 53% of the public admin majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great place for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Of the 71 students majoring in public admin at Missouri State, 46% are male and 54% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 78% of the public admin majors at the school.
Read full report on Public Administration at Capella University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.
Of the 50 students majoring in public admin at UNOMAHA, 26% are male and 74% are female.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of Nebraska at Omaha
Park University 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 #6 on the list. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.
Women make up 48% of the public admin majors at the school.
University of Kansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 49% of the public admin majors at the school.
Hamline University 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 large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 53% of the public admin majors at the school.
Read full report on Public Administration at Hamline University
University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public administration programs. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 33 students majoring in public admin at UMKC, 33% are male and 67% are female.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of Missouri - Kansas City
Drake University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 67% of the public admin majors at the school.
Read full report on Public Administration at Drake University
Best Public Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 314 |
| Minnesota | 496 |
| Iowa | 64 |
| Kansas | 130 |
| Nebraska | 108 |
| North Dakota | 15 |
| South Dakota | 37 |
Majors Related to Public Admin
One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Admin
| 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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