2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 56 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the public administration and social service programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Arlington the most popular school in the Southwest Region for public administration and social service students. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
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The excellent programs at Our Lady of the Lake University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Southwest Region . OLLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at The University of Texas at Austin
University of Houston landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration and social service programs. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration and social service programs. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Edinburg.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration and social service programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #8, Grand Canyon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Western New Mexico University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Public & Social Service students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in the Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | University of Phoenix - Arizona | Tempe, AZ |
| 11 | Baylor University | Waco, TX |
Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 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).
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