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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region

38 Colleges
$48,251 Avg Salary
$29,257 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration Colleges.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

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Out of the 38 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Administration at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration students. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

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Texas Southern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. TSU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

Read full report on Public Administration at Texas Southern University

University of North Texas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. 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 25 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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