2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 53,252 public administration and social service students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor'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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Public & Social Service
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 doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
Of the 22 students majoring in public administration and social service at UT Arlington, 27% are male and 73% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 63% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 38% are male.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.
Women make up 69% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.
Of the 10 students majoring in public administration and social service at UTHealth, 40% are male and 60% are female.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Of the 7 students majoring in public administration and social service at UT Austin, 29% are male and 71% are female.
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University of Houston ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 50% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
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Baylor University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.
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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.
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Texas Christian University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 1,198 |
Texas | 3,265 |
Oklahoma | 292 |
New Mexico | 331 |
Majors Related to Public Administration & Social Service
Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Social Work | 33,631 |
Public Administration | 13,571 |
Public Policy | 3,737 |
Human Services | 1,277 |
Community Organization & Advocacy | 741 |
Other Public Administration | 295 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Administration & Social Service
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Legal Professions | 45,189 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 13,045 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | 10,452 |
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 1,613 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 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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