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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Minnesota

9 Colleges
$64,877 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Minnesota to see which 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 Colleges.

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The excellent programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

The excellent programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in Minnesota. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Minnesota ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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Winona State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration programs. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

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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 9 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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