2023 Best Value Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration Bachelor's Degree School for You
Public Administration is the #59 most popular major in the country with 16,905 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UOPX - Arizona are $9,552 a year. Public Admin majors at UOPX - Arizona take out an average of $42,693 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
UOPX - Arizona also claimed a spot on our Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Texas A&M University is a great value for public administration students working on their bachelor’s degree. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.
West Texas A&M University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,208 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public admin graduates from West Texas A&M University carry an average student debtload of $29,041.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tarleton State University is a great value for public administration students working on their bachelor’s degree. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stephenville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tarleton are $17,582 a year.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFASU are $21,616 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NAU are $17,761 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.
University of Oklahoma undergraduate students pay an average of $25,116 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Oklahoma also claimed a spot on our Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas State are $22,559 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public admin graduates from Texas State carry an average student debtload of $23,767.
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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCO are $18,917 a year.
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Texas Southern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Houston, TSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TSU are $21,413 a year.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UTSA are $21,528 a year. The average amount in student loans that public admin majors at UTSA take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,960.
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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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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 12 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).
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