2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Southwest Region
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Public Administration is the 58th most popular major in the country with 17,269 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,859 and had an average of $42,077 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,956 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,336 and $35,041 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 268 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in public administration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree public admin students.
Top 14 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. This fairly large school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree public admin students list, West Texas A&M University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for southwest region bachelor’s degree public admin students.
Read full report on Public Administration at West Texas A&M University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 42 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
UOPX - Arizona also made our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $12,944 for southwest region bachelor’s degree public admin students per year to attend UOPX - Arizona.
Read more about Public Administration at University of Phoenix - Arizona
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2019-2020.
Tarleton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton is $18,979 for southwest region bachelor’s degree public admin students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UH Clear Lake also made our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for UH Clear Lake is $10,612 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Admin students.
Full University of Houston - Clear Lake Public Administration Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree public admin students list, Texas State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Admin students.
Northern Arizona University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Arizona University is $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Admin students.
Full Northern Arizona University Public Administration Report
The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.
UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,853 for southwest region bachelor’s degree public admin students per year to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio.
Read full report on Public Administration at The University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
UCO also took the #12 spot in our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree public admin students.
With a ranking of #9, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree public admin students per year to attend University of Oklahoma.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree public admin students list, SFASU has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $13,723 for southwest region bachelor’s degree public admin students.
Texas Southern University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public admin degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSU, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TSU is $19,430 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Admin students.
University of Arizona landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 49 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona also made our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Admin students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about Public Administration at University of Arizona
The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 25 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Dallas also made our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Dallas is $15,232 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Admin students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #14, Saint Edward’s University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree public admin students list, St. Edward’s University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Edward’s University is $24,833 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Admin students.
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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%.
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- *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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