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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

3 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 17,269 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States.

Across Texas, there were 1,125 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public administration programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree public admin students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 15 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of North Texas

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #2 spot on the list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public admin degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610.

Read more about Public Administration at The University of Texas at Dallas

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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