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Most Popular Online Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Online Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

4 Colleges
$44,563 Avg Salary
$29,207 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public admin majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in public admin at UOPX - Arizona, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Public Admin majors at UOPX - Arizona take out an average of $42,693 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for public administration students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in public admin at NAU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Stephen F Austin State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in the Southwest Region . SFASU is a large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.

About 33% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 67% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of the Incarnate Word is a great place for public administration students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online 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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One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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