2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Texas

Public Administration is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #63 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the most popular for public administration students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 doctor's degrees in public administration during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Public Administration School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in public admin matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Texas ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality public administration program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for public administration.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Public Administration in Texas

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in public administration.

Most Well Attended Schools for Public Admin Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of North Texas
Denton, TX

15 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of North Texas if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in public administration. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration in Texas.

There were approximately 15 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in public administration from University of North Texas

2

The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX

14 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in public administration has to check out The University of Texas at Arlington. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration in Texas.

There were roughly 14 public administration individuals who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in public administration from The University of Texas at Arlington

3

The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

The University of Texas at Dallas is a popular decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in public administration. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration in Texas.

There were approximately 7 public administration individuals who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in public administration from The University of Texas at Dallas

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	117	1

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Public Administration Related Rankings by Major

Public Administration is one of 5 different types of Public Administration & Social Service programs to choose from.

Public Admin Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	36

Majors Similar to Public Admin

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Policy	23
Social Work	19

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream. More about our data sources and methodologies.