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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $75-$110k) in Texas

8 Ranked Colleges
147 Degrees Awarded
$20,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor's in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 17,269 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States.

Across Texas, there were 1,125 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 147 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $75-$110k) in Texas

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k. UTSA is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 53 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. It costs about $18,275 for texas bachelor’s degree public admin students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at West Texas A&M University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $17,324 for texas bachelor’s degree public admin students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 25 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $20,552 for texas bachelor’s degree public admin students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UT Dallas.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $19,683 for texas bachelor’s degree public admin students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas State.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The yearly cost to attend Stephen F Austin State University is $18,653 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Public Admin students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3 in overall quality

University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Clear Lake, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH Clear Lake is $17,593 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Public Admin students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Tarleton State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. Tarleton State University is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas bachelor’s degree public admin students whose families make $75-$110k list, Tarleton has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton State University is $21,678 for texas bachelor’s degree public admin students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#5 in overall quality

Saint Edward’s University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Edward’s University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Edward’s University is $27,753 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Public Admin students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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