by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Public Administration is the 60th most popular major in the country with 16,905 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,352 and had an average of $29,054 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,834 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,251 and $29,257 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 240 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 17 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rogers State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Claremore, Oklahoma, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 18 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 58 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public admin 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%.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major 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 a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Southern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking. TSU is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at Texas Southern University
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s public admin degrees 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%.
The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 13 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration at University of Phoenix - Arizona
West Texas A&M University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Public Administration at West Texas A&M University
Tarleton State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Nacogdoches, Texas 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 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration at Stephen F Austin State University
With a ranking of #13, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Arizona University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region list. Northern Arizona University is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northern Arizona University Public Administration Report
With a ranking of #15, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Read full report on Public Administration at University of the Incarnate Word
Baylor University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Saint Edward’s University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Saint Edward’s University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s public admin degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration at St. Edward’s University
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