by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Admin Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 16,043 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States. In , public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $51,600 and had an average of $39,769 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,336 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,174 and $34,650 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 14 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,376 and $17,339 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in public administration. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public administration.
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The public admin school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Far Western US Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern College landed the #1 spot on the list. SWC Chula Vista is a fairly large school located in Chula Vista, California that handed out 14 associates’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Palomar College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in San Marcos, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Indian College landed the #2 spot on the list. Northwest Indian College is a small school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 0 associates’s public admin degrees in 2021-2022.
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