by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Texas, there were 1,035 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,145 and $26,756 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,315 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Texas” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their public administration program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Texas” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Texas”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 18 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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 #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Texas. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in Texas. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s 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.
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