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Best Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

2023 Best Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

6 Colleges
$69,877 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree School for You

Public Administration & Social Service is the #15 most popular major in Texas with 5,592 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Best Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Texas to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Texas Schools for a Doctorate in Public & Social Service

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Texas. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

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#3

Baylor University

Waco, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Baylor University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Dallas is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 4,076
New Mexico 495
Oklahoma 520

Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 58,326
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Legal Professions 61,055
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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