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2023 Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

2 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$34,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Admin for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Admin for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 16,905 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,352 and had an average of $29,054 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,834 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,251 and $29,257 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Admin for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 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 offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the public administration program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Admin for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree vets studying public admin.

Top 2 Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Admin for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 18 doctorate’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,109 of the 48,072 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Arlington were GI Bill® students, of which 1,211 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,630. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Admin for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public admin students in 2020-2021.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, The University of Texas at Dallas supports 28,669 students, and 752 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 458 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,706. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas Veteran Student Life Report

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