2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree School for You
Public Administration & Social Service is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 53,252 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 117 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for public administration and social service students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Hamline University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in the United States. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Hamline graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 117 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California Baptist University is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal Baptist are $14,320 a year.
Cal Baptist excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
Out of the 117 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 per year.
WCUPA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
Aurora University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Aurora are $14,100 per year.
Aurora also claimed a spot on our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #7, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UST MN are $23,736 per year.
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University of California - Berkeley ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UC Berkeley is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kutztown.
Kutztown University graduate students pay an average of $16,997 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 per year.
Clemson University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
Clemson graduate students pay an average of $23,246 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of La Verne ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools list. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Verne.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ULV are $14,520 a year.
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Cornell University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 a year.
Cornell also claimed a spot on our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
UCLA graduate students pay an average of $28,138 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCLA also is in the top 15% of our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
Kansas State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at K -State are $23,949 a year.
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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UT Austin is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Millersville are $16,794 per year.
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Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Public & Social Service graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | University of Maryland - Baltimore County | Baltimore, MD |
| 19 | University of Illinois at Springfield | Springfield, IL |
| 20 | Loma Linda University | Loma Linda, CA |
| 21 | Valdosta State University | Valdosta, GA |
| 22 | University of Houston | Houston, TX |
| 23 | University of Nevada - Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV |
| 23 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN |
Public Administration & Social Service by Region
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Public Administration & Social Service Related Majors for Public Administration & Social Service
Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 33,631 |
| Public Administration | 13,571 |
| Public Policy | 3,737 |
| Human Services | 1,277 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 741 |
| Other Public Administration | 295 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Administration & Social Service
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Professions | 45,189 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 13,045 |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | 10,452 |
| Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 1,613 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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).
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