2023 Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for public admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Grand Canyon University graduate students pay an average of $11,538 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration schools in the Southwest Region . Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lamar University are $15,755 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the city of Edinburg.
UT Rio Grande Valley graduate students pay an average of $15,677 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Rio Grande Valley also did well on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Wayland Baptist University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration programs. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Plainview.
Wayland Baptist University graduate students pay an average of $15,232 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #7, Tarleton State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Tarleton is a large public school located in the town of Stephenville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Tarleton are $15,031 a year.
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The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 per year.
University of North Texas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #5 for overall quality for public admin in the Southwest Region .
Full Public Administration at Texas A&M University - College Station Report
Best Public Administration Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration schools 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 25 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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