2023 Best Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Texas
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Texas
The colleges and universities below are the best for public administration and social service majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in Texas for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
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Texas Woman’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
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With a ranking of #7, Baylor University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #8 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 4,076 |
| New Mexico | 495 |
| Oklahoma | 520 |
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Public Administration & Social Service Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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