2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 17,269 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 58th most popular in the United States. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The public admin school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in the Southwest Region

#1

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$15,618 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree public admin students list, UNT has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of North Texas

#2

The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$23,376 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 14 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree public admin students list, UT Arlington has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration at UT Arlington

#3

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$28,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration at UT Dallas

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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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