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Most Popular Online Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Online Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

8 Colleges
$44,563 Avg Salary
$29,207 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public administration was ranked #59 in the country. In fact 16,905 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public admin majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our analysis found Park University to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in public admin at Park University, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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#2

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Upper Iowa University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the Plains States Region . UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Fayette.

Women make up 25% of the public admin majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that public admin majors at UIU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $29,635.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in public admin at UMSL, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#4

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Ottawa University - Online ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Ottawa University - Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ottawa.

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#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #7, Capella University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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Explore the most popular online public administration schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 368
Minnesota 504
Kansas 147
Iowa 114
Nebraska 110
North Dakota 24
South Dakota 37

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Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Public Admin

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 58,326
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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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