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

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$67,963 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration Doctor'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Administration program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public admin majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Arlington to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

Of the 18 students majoring in public admin at UT Arlington, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in public admin at UT Dallas, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

About 50% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 50% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of North Texas

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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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