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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$11,450 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,877 Avg Salary

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 Georgia. With 885 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th 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 Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Georgia 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.

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 Georgia

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

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

Our analysis found Valdosta State University to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Georgia. Located in the small city of Valdosta, VSU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VSU are $6,784 a year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Valdosta State University Report

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 4 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 2 spot on the list. UGA is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UGA are $11,156 per year.

UGA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.

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Out of the 4 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Georgia State graduate students pay an average of $9,292 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Georgia State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clark Atlanta University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Atlanta, CAU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

CAU graduate students pay an average of $18,568 in in-state tuition and fees each 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
Florida 1,526
Virginia 1,152
Tennessee 853
North Carolina 1,324
West Virginia 317
Louisiana 842
South Carolina 308
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

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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