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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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 Connecticut. With 684 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Connecticut 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

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

Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	2,705
Rhode Island	190
New Hampshire	143
Maine	292
Vermont	84

Majors Related to 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

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 2 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.