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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$20,658 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,877 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree School for You

Public Administration & Social Service is one of the most popular subjects to study in Michigan. With 1,815 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Michigan 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.

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Public & Social Service

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best value school in Michigan for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $19,714 per year.

Michigan State also made our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #3.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Michigan State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

U-M graduate students pay an average of $25,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

WMU graduate students pay an average of $17,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Western Michigan University Report

#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $18,937 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Wayne State University

Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,690
Indiana 1,347
Ohio 1,347
Wisconsin 532

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

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 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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