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2023 Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Texas

17 Colleges
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Finding the Best Public Administration Master's Degree School for You

With 862 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #18 most popular major in Texas.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in Texas for public administration 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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#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in Texas. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 17 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the # 4 spot on the 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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The excellent master’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 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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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #6, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration students working on their master’s degree. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #7 on this year’s Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

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#9

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX

Wayland Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Plainview, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of North Texas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 519
Oklahoma 57
New Mexico 54

Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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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