IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · Texas

Public Administration and Social Service colleges in Texas, ranked by graduates

32 colleges in Texas awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in public administration and social service in 2023: 1,415 degrees, 1.6% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (1.5% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). University of Texas at Arlington graduated the most (204, 2.9% of its class). 21 of the 32 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 86%; the most selective is Rice University at 8%.

Colleges

in Texas, 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

1,415

2023, bachelor's

Share of degrees

1.6%

at these colleges

Median acceptance

86%

21 public, 11 private

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Public Administration and Social Service colleges in Texas

Every Texas college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in public administration and social service, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its public administration and social service page.

#	College	Type	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	University of Texas at Arlington	Public	204	2.9%	80%	1200
2	Texas State University	Public	117	1.7%	89%	1200
3	Tarleton State University	Public	89	3%	90%	1100
4	University of Texas at Austin	Public	88	0.8%	27%	1460
5	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Public	81	1.6%	94%	1090
6	University of North Texas	Public	76	1%	72%	1230
7	Our Lady of the Lake University	Private	60	21.5%	65%	1120
8	East Texas A&M University	Public	59	3.3%	92%	1090
9	Angelo State University	Public	58	5.3%	83%	1100
10	Stephen F. Austin State University	Public	52	2.6%	94%	1120
11	University of Texas at El Paso	Public	45	1.1%	100%	1090
12	Prairie View A&M University	Public	42	3.2%	79%	1030
13	Texas Woman's University	Public	42	2%	96%	1120
14	Wayland Baptist University	Private	42	8.7%	56%	1120
15	Texas Southern University	Public	39	3.7%	97%	1010
16	Texas Christian University	Private	32	1.3%	44%	1370
17	Lamar University	Public	29	1.8%	86%	1090
18	Southern Methodist University	Private	28	1.4%	63%	1440
19	Rice University	Private	25	2.3%	8%	1560
20	Texas Tech University	Public	24	0.3%	73%	1260
21	West Texas A&M	Public	23	1.4%	99%	1120
22	Baylor University	Private	22	0.6%	51%	1370
23	St. Edward's University	Private	21	3.4%	81%	1150
24	UT Tyler	Public	19	1%	94%	1120
25	University of Texas at San Antonio	Public	17	0.3%	87%	1200
26	Midwestern State University	Public	17	1.7%	94%	1100
27	Texas A&M Kingsville	Public	12	1.3%	91%	1120
28	Dallas Baptist University	Private	11	1.9%	89%	1150
29	Jarvis Christian University	Private	11	8.4%	50%	1000
30	Abilene Christian University	Private	10	1.4%	66%	1210
31	Lubbock Christian University	Private	10	3.5%	73%	1150
32	UT Permian Basin	Public	10	1.1%	95%	1120

Questions about public administration and social service colleges in Texas

What is the best college for public administration and social service in Texas?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest public administration and social service programs in Texas are University of Texas at Arlington (204), Texas State University (117), Tarleton State University (89). "Best" depends on your profile: this page ranks every Texas college in the field by output and shows each one's acceptance rate and admitted SAT so you can match it to your own numbers.

How many colleges in Texas offer public administration and social service?

32 four-year colleges in Texas awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in public administration and social service in 2023, 21 public and 11 private, for 1,415 graduates in total.

Is in-state status an advantage for public administration and social service in Texas?

At the 21 public universities on this list, Texas residents are usually admitted at a higher rate than out-of-state applicants and pay in-state tuition. CollegeCalcAI applies the residency effect when you set your home state, and the per-major adjustment when you set the major.

Public Administration and Social Service elsewhere

The same field in other states, and the national ranking.

All public administration and social service colleges, nationally →AL · 13 MS · 6 NC · 22 AZ · 4 AR · 7 TN · 14 IN · 14 NY · 20 ID · 4 OH · 18 IL · 14 CA · 26 MI · 16 CO · 7 MD · 10 PA · 24 KY · 12 WA · 8 FL · 13 VA · 14 All colleges in Texas →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series), joined to CollegeCalcAI's admissions dataset. Built 2026-09-19. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.