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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$9,612 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 3,265 degrees and certificates from a Texas school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Texas 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Texas

Check out the public administration and social service doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in Texas for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Austin are $12,050 a year.

UT Austin also made our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #3.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

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

UH graduate students pay an average of $9,727 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 20% of our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.

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Out of the 6 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNT graduate students pay an average of $8,256 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Arlington are $10,853 per year.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at The University of Texas at Arlington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Dallas are $15,088 per year.

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#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

Baylor graduate students pay an average of $37,674 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,198
Oklahoma 292
New Mexico 331

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 6 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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