2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Public Administration is the 58th most popular major in the country with 17,269 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,859 and had an average of $42,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,956 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,336 and $35,041 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 46 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public administration program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree public admin students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

South Texas College

McAllen, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$904 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Texas College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. South Texas College is a large school located in McAllen, Texas that handed out 6 associates’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Texas College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Texas College is $904 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Public Admin students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Public Administration at South Texas College

#2

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$5,183 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Antonio College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 8 associates’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,183 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Public Admin students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Public Administration at San Antonio College

#3

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$7,977 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tyler Junior College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Tyler, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

Tyler Junior College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tyler Junior College is $7,977 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Public Admin students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Tyler Junior College Public Administration Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $0-$30k)

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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