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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Public Administration is the 49th most popular major in the country with 16,897 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,826 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,339 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 38 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. That schools that top this list have a program in public administration in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree public admin students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Randall University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region list. Randall is a small school located in Moore, Oklahoma that handed out 2 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayland Baptist University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Plainview, Texas. It awarded 38 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Wayland Baptist University Public Administration Report
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Southern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Southern University is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #4 spot on the list. UT Permian Basin is a medium-sized public school situated in Odessa, Texas. It awarded 28 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Public Administration Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 115 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
St. Mary’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking. St. Mary’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at St. Mary’s University
University of North Texas at Dallas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M International University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M International University is located in Laredo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Public Administration at Texas A&M International University
University of the Southwest ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region list. USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Public Administration at University of the Southwest
Sul Ross State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region list. Sul Ross State University is located in Alpine, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #11, Strayer University - Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region list. Strayer University - Texas is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Texas Public Administration Report
Grand Canyon University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 221 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Grand Canyon University
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 41 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Public Administration Report
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of Central Oklahoma
Tarleton State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton State University is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 160 students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 106 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read full report on Public Administration at Texas A&M College Station
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 43 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 73 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Public Administration Report
The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Full Sam Houston State University Public Administration Report
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 86 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 37 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Texas State University
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