by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region” 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 the Southwest region, there were 11,012 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,462 and $27,012 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,041 public administration and social service 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 Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 64 colleges that offered a degree in public administration and social service. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their public administration and social service program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region. Texas College is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at TC
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Christian University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region. SCU is located in Bethany, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at SCU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jarvis Christian College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region list. The Bulldogs is located in Hawkins, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
Full The Bulldogs Public Administration & Social Service Report
Out of the 64 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Central University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Ada, Oklahoma, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 64 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #5 spot on the list. OLLU is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at OLLU
Texas A & M University - Central Texas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Killeen, Texas, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Texas A & M University - Central Texas Public Administration & Social Service Report
Grand Canyon University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,492 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Grand Canyon University
Wayland Baptist University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Plainview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 64 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate 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.
Full Wayland Baptist University Public Administration & Social Service Report
Western New Mexico University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Western New Mexico University is a small school located in Silver City, New Mexico that handed out 29 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western New Mexico University Public Administration & Social Service Report
Lubbock Christian University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at LCU
With a ranking of #11, Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is located in Waxahachie, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University Public Administration & Social Service Report
Ottawa University - Surprise came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Ottawa University - Surprise is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Surprise, Arizona. It awarded 4 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Ottawa University - Surprise Public Administration & Social Service Report
With a ranking of #13, Northwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region list. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a small school located in Alva, Oklahoma that handed out 11 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Ottawa University - Phoenix ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region list. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 Ottawa University - Phoenix
Howard Payne University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Brownwood, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Howard Payne Public Administration & Social Service Report
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 75 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Stephen F Austin State University Public Administration & Social Service Report
With a ranking of #17, Angelo State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 47 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Angelo State University
Northeastern State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at NSU
Prairie View A & M University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region ranking. PVAMU is a public institution located in Prairie View, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at PVAMU
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 155 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at UT Rio Grande Valley
Northern Arizona University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 182 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 30 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Tarleton State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Tarleton
University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 625 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Phoenix - Arizona Public Administration & Social Service Report
With a ranking of #25, University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Belton, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
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