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

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

With 504 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #42 most popular major in Minnesota.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Minnesota 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.

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

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 69 students majoring in public admin at Capella University, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Full Public Administration at Capella University Report

#3

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in public admin at Hamline, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Full Public Administration at Hamline University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in public admin at UMN Twin Cities, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Full Public Administration at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#5

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in Minnesota. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

Of the 14 students majoring in public admin at St. Cloud State University, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Full Public Administration at Saint Cloud State University Report

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota 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. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 64% of the public admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Administration at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

Metropolitan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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

Read full report on Public Administration at Metropolitan State University

Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public administration programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

About 75% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 25% are male.

Read full report on Public Administration at Minnesota State University - Mankato

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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