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Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

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$33,749 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor'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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in Texas to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Administration & Social Service program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

About 91% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 9% are male.

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Out of the 44 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 91% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 44 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

About 82% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 18% 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 & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.

About 89% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 11% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 79 students majoring in public administration and social service at UT Austin, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#7

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public school with a large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 9% are male.

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University of Houston - Downtown came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#9

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX

Wayland Baptist University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the remote town of Plainview, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 23% are male.

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Texas Woman’s University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. TWU is a large public school located in the city of Denton.

Of the 57 students majoring in public administration and social service at TWU, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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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 26 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 University of the Fraser Valley.

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