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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$14,855 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,877 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, public administration and social service students earned 1,050 degrees and certificates from a Maryland school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 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 Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Maryland 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.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

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

Our analysis found University of Maryland - Baltimore County to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Maryland. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMBC are $14,814 per year.

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#2

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Morgan State University is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Morgan State graduate students pay an average of $9,657 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. UMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMB are $17,046 per year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Maryland - Baltimore Report

Out of the 5 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $16,995 per year.

UMCP did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

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#5

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Baltimore helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Maryland. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UB are $15,764 a year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Baltimore Report

Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 6,455
Pennsylvania 2,116
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 5 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.

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