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2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

11 Ranked Colleges
562 Degrees Awarded
$14,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Public Administration & Social Service is the 14th most popular major in the country with 97,666 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,142 and had an average of $32,304 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 10,929 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,068 and $29,286 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 562 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration and social service. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration and social service programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public administration and social service program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

South Texas College

McAllen, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. McAllen, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public administration and social service degrees to 125 students in 2019-2020.

South Texas College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $4,790 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Public Administration & Social Service students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend South Texas College.

Full South Texas College Public Administration & Social Service Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 associates’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

Austin Community College District also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $11,596 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Public Administration & Social Service students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Austin Community College District

#4

Amarillo College

Amarillo, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Amarillo, Texas, and it awarded 29 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

Amarillo College also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $8,296 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Public Administration & Social Service students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Amarillo College.

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#5

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Farmington, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified associates’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

SJC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,400 for southwest region associate degree public administration & social service students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend San Juan College.

Full San Juan College Public Administration & Social Service Report

#6

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, Texas
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Tyler Junior College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Tyler Junior College is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 40 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tyler Junior College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tyler Junior College is $13,091 for southwest region associate degree public administration & social service students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Tyler Junior College Public Administration & Social Service Report

#7

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#11 in overall quality

San Antonio College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. San Antonio College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 12 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $10,977 for southwest region associate degree public administration & social service students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend San Antonio College.

Full San Antonio College Public Administration & Social Service Report

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s public administration and social service degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Phoenix - Arizona is $17,013 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Public Administration & Social Service students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full University of Phoenix - Arizona Public Administration & Social Service Report

#9

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, New Mexico
#9 in overall quality

Western New Mexico University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Silver City, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public administration and social service degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Western New Mexico University also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Western New Mexico University is $18,758 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Public Administration & Social Service students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Western New Mexico University Public Administration & Social Service Report

#10

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Wayland Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plainview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayland Baptist University also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Wayland Baptist University is $28,442 for southwest region associate degree public administration & social service students whose families make $75-$110k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Wayland Baptist University

#10 in overall quality

Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Waxahachie, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University also took the #10 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University is $26,680 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Public Administration & Social Service students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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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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