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

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

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$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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 37 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 Master'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 master’s degree in Texas. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 89% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Our Lady of the Lake University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Texas. Located in the city of San Antonio, OLLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 8% 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 #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 77% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #4 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 very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 250 students majoring in public administration and social service at UH, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 241 students majoring in public administration and social service at UT Rio Grande Valley, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

With a ranking of #6, Baylor University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 155 students majoring in public administration and social service at Baylor, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

Women make up 81% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools 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.

About 50% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 50% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 22% are male.

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Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 15% are male.

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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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