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by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 98,583 people earned their degree in public administration and social service, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,520 and had an average of $27,642 in loans still to pay off.
Across Texas, there were 5,766 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,967 and $25,202 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 408 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,954 and $18,599 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration and social service. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public administration and social service.
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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 an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas. Howard College is located in Big Spring, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 associates’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
Full Howard County Junior College Public Administration & Social Service Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tyler Junior College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas list. Tyler Junior College is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 associates’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
Full Tyler Junior College Public Administration & Social Service Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas 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 101 students in 2020-2021.
Full South Texas College Public Administration & Social Service Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McLennan Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas. Waco, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public administration and social service degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at McLennan Community College
Angelina College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. Lufkin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public administration and social service degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at AC
Amarillo College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas ranking. Amarillo College is a medium-sized school located in Amarillo, Texas that handed out 17 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Amarillo College
Lamar Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas list. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Lamar Institute of Technology
Austin Community College District ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas list. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 40 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Community College District Public Administration & Social Service Report
With a ranking of #10, San Antonio College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas list. San Antonio College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 25 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Full San Antonio College Public Administration & Social Service Report
Wayland Baptist University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas list. Wayland Baptist University is located in Plainview, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Wayland Baptist University Public Administration & Social Service Report
Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Waxahachie, Texas, and it awarded 3 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Del Mar College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas ranking. DMC is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 8 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Del Mar College Public Administration & Social Service Report
South Plains College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas ranking. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school situated in Levelland, Texas. It awarded 4 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Full South Plains College Public Administration & Social Service Report
El Centro College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this large public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified associates’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at El Centro College
Lee College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #16. Lee College is a medium-sized school located in Baytown, Texas that handed out 6 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Lee College
Palo Alto College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public administration and social service degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Palo Alto College
Paris Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #18. Paris Junior College is a public institution located in Paris, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Paris Junior College
With a ranking of #18, St Philip’s College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas list. St Philip’s College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 0 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at St Philip’s College
Kilgore College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas list. Located in Kilgore, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Kilgore College
Northwest Vista College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #18. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 0 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwest Vista College Public Administration & Social Service Report
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