2025 Best Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

Public Administration & Social Service is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #5 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,117 master's degrees in public administration & social service during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Public Administration & Social Service School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of public administration & social service for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 & social service students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public administration & social service students who choose to seek a master'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 & social service students go into to obtain their master'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 & social service related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Public Administration & Social Service Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Administration & Social Service in Minnesota

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public administration & social service.

Top Minnesota Schools for a Master's in Public Administration & Social Service

1

Augsburg University
Minneapolis, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Annual Graduates

Augsburg University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in public administration & social service. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in public administration & social service from Augsburg University

2

St Catherine University
Saint Paul, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Annual Graduates

St Catherine University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in public administration & social service. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in public administration & social service from St Catherine University

3

The College of Saint Scholastica
Duluth, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat The College of Saint Scholastica if you want to pursue a master's degree in public administration & social service. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in public administration & social service from The College of Saint Scholastica

4

Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

Minnesota State University - Mankato is a good option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in public administration & social service. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in public administration & social service from Minnesota State University - Mankato

5

Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Annual Graduates

St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Saint Cloud.More information about a master’s in public administration & social service from Saint Cloud State University

6

University of Minnesota - Duluth
Duluth, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Annual Graduates

UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Duluth.More information about a master’s in public administration & social service from University of Minnesota - Duluth

Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	32	854
Kansas	30	401
Iowa	29	254
Nebraska	29	191
North Dakota	28	88
South Dakota	25	50

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Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	191
Human Services	180
Community Organization & Advocacy	87
Public Policy	87

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	174

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 University of the Fraser Valley. More about our data sources and methodologies.