2023 Best Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Public Administration School for You
Public Administration is the #59 most popular major in the country with 16,905 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Best Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for public admin majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Public Administration Schools
Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the Southwest Region . Lamar University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great place for public administration students. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.
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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the Southwest Region . UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public administration programs. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
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University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public administration students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.
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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration students. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that public admin majors at University of Oklahoma take out is $21,500.
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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public administration programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that public admin majors at UT Dallas take out is $14,875.
Best Public Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 998 |
| Arizona | 621 |
| Oklahoma | 80 |
| New Mexico | 55 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Admin
One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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