Public Administration Schools In Texas

Texas has 47 accredited public administration schools where public administration faculty who teach public administration classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the public administration academic community in Texas, and the future trends in public administration training at the following levels:

Public Administration Certificate
Associates degree in Public Administration
Bachelors degree in Public Administration
Masters degree in Public Administration
PhD degree in Public Administration

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Professional Trends

Texas Vs. National Public Administration Employment

Texas	19,180
National	391,290

Approximately 5% of the country's public administration professionals work in Texas state.

Employment Growth for Public administration professionals In Texas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
18,690	17,830	18,700	18,510	19,180

Yellow: Actual Values

Public Administration is a growing field in Texas. In Texas, 490 more public administration professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of public administration professionals has grown by 3%. This growth is slower than the change in the number of public administration professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of public administration professionals has shrunk by 4% from 2006 to 2010.

Public Administration VS. All Professions salaries in Texas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$75,183	$74,958	$83,160	$87,590	$90,572
$42,701	$44,703	$45,514	$47,910	$49,136

Light Blue: Public Administration
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Texas, as the number of public administration professionals is growing, the salaries earned by public administration professionals are increasing. Public administration professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $75,183 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $90,572 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Public administration professionals in Texas

10th percentile	$43,102
25th percentile	$54,990
50th percentile	$66,878
75th percentile	$73,566
90th percentile	$80,923

Thus, there was a 17% growth in public administration professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of public administration, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid public administration professionals earning 62% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Texas state.

Average Salaries for Public administration professionals and related professions in Texas

Business Administration	$92,323
Business Management	$104,385
Criminal Justice	$45,659
Political Science	$71,545
Public Administration	$90,572
Social Work	$43,120
Sociology	$71,305

Public administration professionals in Texas earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Public Administration programs available for each degree type for all schools in Texas

associate	7
bachelor	19
master	29
doctor	6
Certificate	10
Total	71

The number of students graduating from the 47 accredited public administration schools in Texas is increasing. In Texas, there were 775 graduates in 2006. And there were 903 graduates from public administration courses in 2010.

There was an increase in the number of public administration school degree or certificate graduates in Texas by 17%. A majority of these graduates, or 41%, graduated with a master's degree in public administration.

Public Administration Faculty Salaries in Texas

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