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.
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2023 Best Value Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public admin majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
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 college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $9,552 per year. Public Admin majors at UOPX - Arizona take out an average of $42,693 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
In addition to its great value ranking, UOPX - Arizona is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the # 2 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Texas A&M University are $11,208 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public admin graduates from West Texas A&M University carry an average student debtload of $29,041.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Tarleton State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in the Southwest Region . Tarleton is a large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarleton are $17,582 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFASU are $21,616 a year.
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 college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NAU are $17,761 per year.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Oklahoma are $25,116 a 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.
With a ranking of #6, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Texas State undergraduate students pay an average of $22,559 in tuition and fees each 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 ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UCO is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.
UCO undergraduate students pay an average of $18,917 in tuition and fees each year.
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Texas Southern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, TSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
TSU undergraduate students pay an average of $21,413 in tuition and fees each year.
The University of Texas at San Antonio 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 #10 on the list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
UTSA undergraduate students pay an average of $21,528 in tuition and fees each 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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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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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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