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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$32,140 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,877 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 53,252 public administration and social service students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public administration and social service students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the public administration and social service doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named West Chester University of Pennsylvania the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, WCUPA is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kutztown.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kutztown University are $16,997 per year.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Cornell is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Millersville are $16,794 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMBC are $23,580 a year.

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#6

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

University of Baltimore came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UB is a small public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UB are $22,100 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, George Washington University 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 city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.

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#8

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #8, Morgan State University 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 Baltimore, Morgan State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Morgan State graduate students pay an average of $17,559 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

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 #9 on the list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 a year.

UPenn also took the #3 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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#10

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, NYU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration and social service colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 6,455
Pennsylvania 2,116
Maryland 1,050
New Jersey 1,665
District of Columbia 820
Delaware 160

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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