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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$30,100 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 1,665 degrees and certificates from a New Jersey school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Jersey 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public administration and social service majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - Camden the best value school in New Jersey for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Rutgers Camden graduate students pay an average of $20,649 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Rutgers University - Camden

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - Newark helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in New Jersey. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rutgers Newark are $20,466 a year.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Rutgers University - Newark

Out of the 4 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $20,495 per year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#4

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Princeton University is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Princeton are $58,790 per year.

Princeton also made our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Princeton University

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 6,455
Pennsylvania 2,116
Maryland 1,050
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

Majors Similar 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 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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