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Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Public Administration Doctor's Degree School for You

Public Administration is the #23 most popular major in the country with 13,571 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Administration program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public admin majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

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

Of the 18 students majoring in public admin at UT Arlington, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

Of the 6 students majoring in public admin at UT Dallas, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for public administration students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 50% 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 Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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Best Public Administration Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 862
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 4 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 The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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