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

25 Colleges
$48,536 Avg Salary

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 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 city of College Station.

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#3

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Texas. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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#4

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lamar University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a large student population.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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Texas Woman’s 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 #6 on the list. TWU is a large public school located in the city of Denton.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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 city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at Arlington 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 large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.

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