2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value 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.
Top 10 Best Public Administration Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Tyler Junior College the best value school in the Southwest Region for public administration students. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, ASU - Skysong also did well on our Best Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% 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 West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at West Texas A&M University are $11,208 a year. On average, public admin graduates from West Texas A&M University take out $26,620 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 a year.
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The excellent programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #5 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 city of Beaumont.
Lamar University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,482 in tuition and fees each year.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.
UT Rio Grande Valley undergraduate students pay an average of $19,333 in tuition and fees each year.
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Texas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 10% of our Best Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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Wayland Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public administration students. It came in at #8 on the list. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Plainview.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wayland Baptist University are $22,004 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Wayland Baptist University also did well on our Best Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. 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. The average amount in student loans that public admin majors at UOPX - Arizona take out is $46,644.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UOPX - Arizona also did well on our Best Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Tarleton State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton is a 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.
Request InformationBest 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 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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