2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 53,252 public administration and social service students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.
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The Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
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2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public administration and social service majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools
Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Hamline graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
UST MN graduate students pay an average of $23,736 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of St Thomas Minnesota Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.
UNOMAHA graduate students pay an average of $16,374 in tuition and fees each year.
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Kansas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.
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Saint Louis University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SLU are $22,614 per year.
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University of Kansas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #10, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.
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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 470 |
| Missouri | 898 |
| Minnesota | 2,616 |
| Iowa | 290 |
| North Dakota | 91 |
| Nebraska | 215 |
| South Dakota | 67 |
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Public Administration & Social Service Related Majors for 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 11 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).
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