Public Administration programs in Texas
11 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Texas
General and Operations Managers in Texas earn a median of $103,230 a year across 431,310 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, All Other | $134,390 | 61,410 |
| Construction Managers | $101,470 | 59,060 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $100,700 | 28,710 |
| Social and Community Service Managers | $76,520 | 13,460 |
| Chief Executives | $257,850 | 8,780 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Texas College Killeen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Kilgore College Kilgore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Public Administration — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.