2025 Best Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in public administration, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #103 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of public administration. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 43 bachelor's degrees in public administration during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to public administration students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public administration students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt public administration students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public administration related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for public administration students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Public Administration in Missouri

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in public administration.

Top Missouri Schools for a Bachelor's in Public Admin

1

University of Missouri - St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

10 Annual Graduates

University of Missouri - St Louis is a good option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in public administration. UMSL is a large public university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a bachelor’s in public administration from University of Missouri - St Louis

2

Park University
Parkville, MO

28 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in public administration needs to look into Park University. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in public administration from Park University

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	215	8
Iowa	197	50
Kansas	184	17
Nebraska	180	2
North Dakota	149	9

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Public Administration Related Rankings by Major

Public Administration is one of 4 different types of Public Administration & Social Service programs to choose from.

Public Admin Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	43

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Services	134
Public Policy	9
Community Organization & Advocacy	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.