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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$11,227 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,877 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public administration and social service was ranked 9th in Florida. In fact, 1,526 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 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 Florida ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Florida 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. 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 Florida

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Florida the best value school in Florida for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCF are $8,872 per year.

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#1

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Florida Atlantic University the best value school in Florida for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a very large student population.

FAU graduate students pay an average of $6,693 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Out of the 5 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

Florida State graduate students pay an average of $11,553 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FIU are $11,106 per year.

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#5

Barry University

Miami, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Barry University is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Barry University are $17,910 a year.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 244
North Carolina 1,324
Virginia 1,152
Tennessee 853
Georgia 885
South Carolina 308
Louisiana 842
West Virginia 317
Kentucky 1,040
Arkansas 372
Alabama 1,018

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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